当日新增新冠病毒病例数已经连续三日呈上升迹象。
The number of new cases of COVID-19 infection daily has been increasing for three days in a roll.
新加坡卫生部本周三3月18日称，本地新增47例确诊病例，其中33例为境外输入。
There is an all-time high of 47 new cases in Singapore, of which 33 are imported cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (Mar 18).
卫生部同时称又有3例今日治愈出院。仍未出院的196例病例中，有15例情况危急，不过大部分状态稳定。
The MOH also adds that 3 more cases have recovered and were discharged today. Of the 196 cases who remain in hospital, most are stable while 15 are in critical condition.
在过去三天激增的病例中，大约有70%是返新的本地居民或长期准证持有者的境外输出病例。
Over the past three days of case number surge, about 70 percent of new COVID-19 cases were imported, most of whom were Singapore residents and long-term pass holders returning to Singapore.
新加坡也对旅游警告进行了上调，从3月15日公布的建议推迟所有非必要境外出行改为推迟所有国外旅行，即时生效。
Singapore has expanded the travel advisory from deferring all non-essential travel abroad which was announced on 15 Mar to defer all travel abroad with immediate effect.