SINGAPORE — One of the two locally transmitted Covid-19 cases reported on Wednesday (Jan 6) here is a 24-year-old man who has preliminarily tested positive for the potentially more contagious B117 strain that was first discovered in the United Kingdom.
The South Korean work permit holder works at the Azur buffet restaurant at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport but does not interact with diners, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
The other case in the community is a 31-year-old Filipino man who is employed by the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) under a work permit but has not started work there yet.
In its Wednesday evening’s update on the coronavirus situation, MOH said that the Korean man’s infection was detected through a “pooled swab” during the fortnightly Rostered Routine Testing of workers on Jan 2. He was then tested again on Jan 4.
The man, whose job entails delivering pre-packed meals to air crew and hotel guests, started to develop acute respiratory infection symptoms on Jan 4.
His individual test result came back positive for Covid-19 on Jan 5 and he was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
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