Gahmen needs to come clean on those cases classified as "work permit holders not residing in domintories"

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from MOH report 6 June 2021:

NTUC Foodfare (308 Anchorvale Road) cluster

Already quarantined:

Case 64076 is a 50 year-old male China national who works as a machine operator at Xinghe Knife Sharpening Service. He is a family member and household contact of Case 640091, and was placed on quarantine on 2 June. He is asymptomatic and was detected when he was tested for COVID-19 on 4 June during quarantine. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection the next day. His serology test result is pending.

McDonald’s delivery riders cluster

Already quarantined:

Case 64079 is a 29 year-old male Malaysia national who works as a delivery rider at Pizza Hut (Bukit Merah), and resides at Wanderloft Capsule Hostel. On 22 May, he underwent both an antigen rapid test (ART) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test at a GP clinic, and both results were negative. As he has been identified as a close contact of Cases 636292, 636683, 636944, 637915, 637966 and 638347, he was subsequently placed on quarantine on the same day. He is asymptomatic and was detected when he was tested on 5 June during quarantine. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 5 June. His serology test result is pending.

Tektronix cluster

Already quarantined:

Case 64065 is a 13 year-old male Singaporean who is a student at Canberra Secondary School and was last in school on 18 May. He is a family member and household contact of Cases 637218, 639339 and 64066, and a household contact of Case 6405010, and was placed on quarantine on 25 May. He was tested for COVID-19 on 4 June during quarantine, and his test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 5 June. He developed a sore throat on the same day. His serology test result is pending.

Case 64066 is a 10 year-old male Singaporean who is a student at Endeavour Primary School and was last in school on 18 May. He is a family member and household contact of Cases 63721, 63933 and 64065, and a household contact of Case 64050, and was placed on quarantine on 25 May. He was tested for COVID-19 on 4 June during quarantine, and developed a cough on the same day. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 5 June. His serology test result is pending.

Case 63931 cluster11

Already quarantined:

Case 64077 is a 79 year-old female Singaporean who is a retiree. She is a family member and household contact of Case 63931 and a household contact of Case 6402012, and was placed on quarantine on 1 June. She was tested for COVID-19 on 2 June during quarantine, and her test result was negative. She is asymptomatic, and was detected when she was tested again for COVID-19 on 5 June. Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the same day. Her serology test result is pending.

 

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from MOH report 6 June 2021:

b) Cases residing in dormitories: 0

There are no cases residing in dormitories today.

c) Imported cases: 14

Amongst the 14 imported cases,

- 6 (Cases 64071, 64072, 64073, 64074, 64075 and 64084) are Singaporeans and 6 (Cases 64067, 64070, 64078, 64083, 64085 and 64086) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India.
- 1 (Case 64087) is a Work Pass holder who arrived from Myanmar.
- 1 (Case 64069) is a Short-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from Indonesia to visit her family member who is a Singaporean.

They had all already been placed on SHN or isolated upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN or during isolation.

 

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from MOH report 7 June 2021:

1. As of 7 June 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 5 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection, all of whom are linked to previous cases, and have already been placed on quarantine. Based on our investigations so far, the cases are in the community, and there are no new cases in the dormitories.

2. In addition, there are 9 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore. Of these, 5 are returning Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents.

3. In total, there are 14 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore today.

4. We are still working through the details of the cases, and further updates will be shared via the MOH press release that will be issued tonight.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

7 JUNE 2021

 

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Based on the MOH Situation Report as at 7 June, there are 2,998 confirmed community cases, which now includes work permit holders not residing in dormitories, residents and work pass holders. There are 4,688 imported cases.

 

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from MOH report 7 June 2021:

Case Details

a) Cases in the community: 5



There are 5 cases in the community today, all of whom are linked to previous cases.



Atatcutz Singapore (348 Bedok Road) cluster

Already quarantined:

Case 64091 is a 34 year-old male Singaporean who works as a technical officer at Singapore Power and a part-time barber at Atatcutz Singapore (348 Bedok Road). He is a workplace contact of Cases 63969[1], 64049[2] and 64057[3], and was placed on quarantine on 2 June. He was tested for COVID-19 on 4 June during quarantine and his test result came back negative. He developed a fever and shortness of breath on 5 June and was again tested for COVID-19 on 6 June. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the same day. His serology test result is pending.

Case 64093 is a 39 year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident who is a manager at Prudential Services Singapore and has been working from home. As he had been identified as a close contact of Case 64057, he was placed on quarantine on 5 June. He developed a sore throat on the same day and reported his symptom. He was tested for COVID-19 infection on 6 June, and his test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the same day. His serology test result is pending.

MINDSville@Napiri cluster

Already quarantined:

Cases 64090 and 64094 are residents at MINDSville@Napiri. They are asymptomatic, and were detected from our proactive testing of residents of the Home. Both have already been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Case 63964 cluster[4]

Already quarantined:

Case 64103 is a 55 year-old female Singaporean who works in an administrative role at Alco Engineering Trading Pte Ltd, and was last at work on 11 February. She is a family member of Cases 63964 and 64011[5], and was placed on quarantine on 2 June. She is asymptomatic, and was detected when she was tested on 6 June during quarantine. Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 on 7 June. Her serology test result is pending. Case 64103 received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 1 May and the second dose on 22 May.

 

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from MOH report 7 June 2021:

b) Cases residing in dormitories: 0

There are no cases residing in dormitories today.

c) Imported cases: 9

Amongst the 9 imported cases,

2 (Cases 64092 and 64100) are Singaporeans and 3 (Cases 64099, 64101 and 64102) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from Belgium, India and the UK.

1 (Case 64098) is a Work Pass holder who arrived from the Philippines.


3 are Work Permit holders who arrived from Indonesia and Malaysia, of whom 1 (Case 64095) is a foreign domestic worker.

They had all already been placed on SHN upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN.

 

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from MOH report 7 June 2021:

Update on condition of confirmed cases

6. 25 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 61,660 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

7. There are currently 204 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 2 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 313 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19. 33 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.

 

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from MOH report 8 June 2021:

As of 8 June 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 4 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. 1 is in the community and linked to previous cases, and has already been placed on quarantine. The remaining 3 are currently unlinked. Amongst them, 2 are in the community, and 1 resides in a dormitory.

2. In addition, there are 5 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore. Of these, 2 are returning Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents.

3. In total, there are 9 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore today.

4. We are still working through the details of the cases, and further updates will be shared via the MOH press release that will be issued tonight.


MINISTRY OF HEALTH
8 JUNE 2021

 

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Based on the MOH Situation Report as at 8 June, there are 3,001 confirmed community cases, which now includes work permit holders not residing in dormitories, residents and work pass holders. There are 4,693 imported cases.

 

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from MOH report 8 May 2021:

Case Details

a) Cases in the community: 3

There are 3 cases in the community today, of whom 1 is linked to previous cases and 2 are currently unlinked.

Currently unlinked cases

Detected through surveillance:

Case 64107 is a 54 year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident who works as a vessel manager at NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd. He is asymptomatic, and was detected when he was administered both an antigen rapid test (ART) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on 7 June before boarding a vessel. He was immediately isolated when his ART result came back positive for COVID-19. His PCR test result also came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 7 June. His earlier tests from Rostered Routine Testing (RRT) – the last being on 3 June – were all negative for COVID-19 infection. His serology test result is negative for the N antigen, which suggests the presence of early infection. Case 64107 received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 25 January and the second dose on 17 February.

Case 64112 is a 35 year-old female Malaysia national who works as a retail assistant at Four Leaves (Ion Orchard and AMK Hub). She developed a fever, cough, sore throat and runny nose on 5 June but did not seek medical treatment until 7 June when she visited a General Practitioner (GP) clinic, where she was administered both an ART and PCR test, and was immediately isolated when her ART result came back positive for COVID-19. Her PCR test result also came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the same day. Her serology test result is pending.

 

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from MOH report 8 June 2021:

MINDSville@Napiri cluster

Already quarantined:

Case 64108 is a resident at MINDSville@Napiri. He is asymptomatic, and was detected from our proactive testing of residents of the Home. He has already been vaccinated against COVID-19.

 

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from MOH report 8 June 2021:

b) Cases residing in dormitories: 1

There is 1 case residing in a dormitory today who is currently unlinked.

Detected through surveillance:

Case 64113 is a 31 year-old male Bangladesh national who is employed by Isogo Marine Engineering Pte Ltd as a plumber and pipe fitter, and works at Keppel Shipyard Tuas Yard. He resides at Avery Lodge (2D Jalan Papan). He is asymptomatic, and was detected when he was tested on 7 June as part of testing for dormitory residents before they visited Terusan Recreation Centre. His ART result came back positive on the same day, and he was immediately isolated. His PCR test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 8 June. His earlier tests from RRT – the last being on 3 June – were all negative for COVID-19 infection. His serology test result is pending. Case 64113 received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 7 March and the second dose on 28 March.

 

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from MOH report 8 June 2021:

c) Imported cases: 5

Amongst the 5 imported cases,

- 2 (Cases 64104 and 64110) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India.
- 2 are Work Permit holders who arrived from Indonesia and the Philippines, of whom 1 (Case 64109) is a foreign domestic worker.
- 1 (Case 64106) is a Short-Term Visit Pass holder who was already receiving medical care in Singapore and had arrived from Indonesia for further treatment.

They have all already been placed on SHN upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN.

 

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from MOH report 8 June 2021:

Update on condition of confirmed cases

7. 42 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 61,702 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

8. There are currently 187 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 2 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 296 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19. 34 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.

9. Case 62680, an 86 year-old female Singaporean, has passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection on 7 June 2021. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 30 April when she was warded at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital for an unrelated medical condition. She had not been vaccinated against COVID-19, and had a history of diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, hypertension and hypothyroidism. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital has reached out to her family and is extending assistance to them.

 

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from MOH report 8 June 2021:

b) Cases residing in dormitories: 1

There is 1 case residing in a dormitory today who is currently unlinked.

Detected through surveillance:

Case 64113 is a 31 year-old male Bangladesh national who is employed by Isogo Marine Engineering Pte Ltd as a plumber and pipe fitter, and works at Keppel Shipyard Tuas Yard. He resides at Avery Lodge (2D Jalan Papan). He is asymptomatic, and was detected when he was tested on 7 June as part of testing for dormitory residents before they visited Terusan Recreation Centre. His ART result came back positive on the same day, and he was immediately isolated. His PCR test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 8 June. His earlier tests from RRT – the last being on 3 June – were all negative for COVID-19 infection. His serology test result is pending. Case 64113 received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 7 March and the second dose on 28 March.

Hopefully, this will not be the start of clusters at foreign workers' dorms.

 

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from MOH report 8 June 2021:

c) Imported cases: 5

Amongst the 5 imported cases,

- 2 (Cases 64104 and 64110) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India.
- 2 are Work Permit holders who arrived from Indonesia and the Philippines, of whom 1 (Case 64109) is a foreign domestic worker.
- 1 (Case 64106) is a Short-Term Visit Pass holder who was already receiving medical care in Singapore and had arrived from Indonesia for further treatment.

They have all already been placed on SHN upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN.

Another case of FDW. And returnees from India.

 

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from MOH report 9 June 2021:

As of 9 June 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 2 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. 1 is linked to previous cases, and has already been placed on quarantine. The remaining case is currently unlinked. Based on our investigations so far, the cases are in the community, and there are no new cases in the dormitories.

2. In addition, there are 2 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore. Both are returning Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents.

3. In total, there are 4 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore today.

4. We are still working through the details of the cases, and further updates will be shared via the MOH press release that will be issued tonight.

 

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Based on the MOH Situation Report as at 9 June, there are 3,003 confirmed community cases, which now includes work permit holders not residing in dormitories, residents and work pass holders. There are 4,695 imported cases.

 

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from MOH report 9 June 2021:

Case Details

a) Cases in the community: 2

There are 2 cases in the community today, of whom 1 is linked to previous cases and 1 is currently unlinked.

Currently unlinked case

Detected through surveillance:

Case 64114 is a 29 year-old male Myanmar national who works as a repair worker at Grandwork Interior. He developed a fever on 1 June and sought medical treatment at a General Practitioner (GP) clinic on the same day. He subsequently developed body aches on 4 June and returned to the same GP clinic. On both occasions, he was not tested for COVID-19. He was detected when he was tested on 5 June as part of Rostered Routine Testing (RRT). His pooled test result came back positive for COVID-19 on 7 June, and an individual test was done on the same day. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 7 June. His earlier tests from RRT – the last being on 8 May – were all negative for COVID-19 infection. His serology test result is positive. Case 64114 received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 31 May.

 

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from MOH report 9 June 2021:

NTUC Foodfare (308 Anchorvale Road) cluster

Already Quarantined:

Case 64117 is a 21 year-old male Malaysia national who works as a kitchen assistant at Rice Garden (308 Anchorvale Road). He is a workplace contact of Case 63874[1], and was placed on quarantine on 29 May. He was tested for COVID-19 on 30 May during quarantine and his test result was negative. He subsequently developed a fever and cough on 7 June and reported his symptoms. He was tested for COVID-19 on 8 June and his test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the same day. His serology test result is pending.