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Increase in imported covid-19 cases - only a matter of time before it spreads into the community
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Those are tiny numbers considering the fact that the world population is 7.8 BILLION
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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
22 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
Singapore reported 22 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, on Feb 4, 2021.
PHOTO: ST FILE
Ng Wei Kai
4 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 22 new coronavirus cases confirmed at noon on Thursday (Feb 4), all imported, taking Singapore's total to 59,624.
All the 22 cases were placed on stay-home notice (SHN) or isolated on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
More details will be announced on Thursday night.
On Wednesday, a 35-year-old long-term visit pass holder from India was the sole locally transmitted coronavirus case.
The ministry said the case may be reclassified as an imported case, as her serology test result is pending.
"Should her serology test come back positive, and epidemiological investigations assess that this is a past infection, we will reclassify this as an imported case," it said.
The patient had travelled to India on Nov 30, said the MOH.
She took a pre-departure test in India on Jan 4 before her flight back to Singapore, and tested negative for Covid-19.
On her return, she served a SHN at a dedicated facility between Jan 6 and 20.
Her swab done on Jan 17 was negative for the virus.
The MOH said the woman, who was asymptomatic, was detected when she took a Covid-19 pre-departure test on Tuesday ahead of her flight back to India. Her test result came back positive on Wednesday and she was taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital.
It added that all her identified close contacts, including family members, have been isolated and placed under quarantine. They will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine to detect asymptomatic cases.
The ministry reported 17 imported cases on Wednesday. The cases included one permanent resident and one work pass holder who arrived from India.
There were also 14 work permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia, of whom nine were foreign domestic workers.
The remaining imported case was a sea crew member holding a Special Pass who arrived from Indonesia to board a vessel docked here.
They tested positive while serving SHN or in isolation after their arrival in Singapore, said the MOH.
The ministry added that the New Ocean 6 cluster has also been closed, as there were no more cases linked to it for the past 28 days.
With 19 cases discharged on Wednesday, 59,305 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 39 patients remained in hospital, with none in intensive care, while 214 were still recovering in community facilities.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 103 million people. More than 2.2 million people have died.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
22 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
Singapore reported 22 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, on Feb 4, 2021.
PHOTO: ST FILE
Ng Wei Kai
4 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 22 new coronavirus cases confirmed at noon on Thursday (Feb 4), all imported, taking Singapore's total to 59,624.
All the 22 cases were placed on stay-home notice (SHN) or isolated on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
More details will be announced on Thursday night.
On Wednesday, a 35-year-old long-term visit pass holder from India was the sole locally transmitted coronavirus case.
The ministry said the case may be reclassified as an imported case, as her serology test result is pending.
"Should her serology test come back positive, and epidemiological investigations assess that this is a past infection, we will reclassify this as an imported case," it said.
The patient had travelled to India on Nov 30, said the MOH.
She took a pre-departure test in India on Jan 4 before her flight back to Singapore, and tested negative for Covid-19.
On her return, she served a SHN at a dedicated facility between Jan 6 and 20.
Her swab done on Jan 17 was negative for the virus.
The MOH said the woman, who was asymptomatic, was detected when she took a Covid-19 pre-departure test on Tuesday ahead of her flight back to India. Her test result came back positive on Wednesday and she was taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital.
It added that all her identified close contacts, including family members, have been isolated and placed under quarantine. They will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine to detect asymptomatic cases.
The ministry reported 17 imported cases on Wednesday. The cases included one permanent resident and one work pass holder who arrived from India.
There were also 14 work permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia, of whom nine were foreign domestic workers.
The remaining imported case was a sea crew member holding a Special Pass who arrived from Indonesia to board a vessel docked here.
They tested positive while serving SHN or in isolation after their arrival in Singapore, said the MOH.
The ministry added that the New Ocean 6 cluster has also been closed, as there were no more cases linked to it for the past 28 days.
With 19 cases discharged on Wednesday, 59,305 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 39 patients remained in hospital, with none in intensive care, while 214 were still recovering in community facilities.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 103 million people. More than 2.2 million people have died.
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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
25 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including first in workers' dorm since Jan 16
Singapore confirmed 25 new Covid-19 cases, including one in the community and one in a dormitory, on Feb 5, 2021.
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Ng Wei Kai
5 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 25 new coronavirus cases confirmed at noon on Friday (Feb 5), taking Singapore's total to 59,649.
They included the first case reported in the workers' dormitories since Jan 16. Another case was from the community and there were 23 imported cases among people who had been placed on stay-home notices or isolated on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
More details will be announced on Friday night.
On Thursday night, the MOH said that a long-term visit pass holder reported as an unlinked community case on Wednesday had been reclassified as an imported case.
"Given her serology status and recent travel history to India between Nov 30 and Jan 6, we have reclassified this case as imported," said the MOH.
The 35-year-old tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, two weeks after completing her stay-home notice (SHN).
The MOH reported 22 imported cases on Thursday, including of three Singaporeans and two permanent residents who returned from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Two dependant's pass holders arrived from Germany and Japan, and four work pass holders from Indonesia, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.
Eight others were work permit holders who arrived from countries such as Bangladesh and Indonesia.
There were also three short-term visit pass holders from Indonesia.
They all returned positive tests while on SHN or in isolation after their arrival in Singapore, said the MOH.
With 28 patients discharged on Thursday, 59,333 have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 38 patients remained in hospital, with none in intensive care, while 209 were still recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 104 million people. More than 2.2 million have died.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
25 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including first in workers' dorm since Jan 16
Singapore confirmed 25 new Covid-19 cases, including one in the community and one in a dormitory, on Feb 5, 2021.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Ng Wei Kai
5 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 25 new coronavirus cases confirmed at noon on Friday (Feb 5), taking Singapore's total to 59,649.
They included the first case reported in the workers' dormitories since Jan 16. Another case was from the community and there were 23 imported cases among people who had been placed on stay-home notices or isolated on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
More details will be announced on Friday night.
On Thursday night, the MOH said that a long-term visit pass holder reported as an unlinked community case on Wednesday had been reclassified as an imported case.
"Given her serology status and recent travel history to India between Nov 30 and Jan 6, we have reclassified this case as imported," said the MOH.
The 35-year-old tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, two weeks after completing her stay-home notice (SHN).
The MOH reported 22 imported cases on Thursday, including of three Singaporeans and two permanent residents who returned from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Two dependant's pass holders arrived from Germany and Japan, and four work pass holders from Indonesia, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.
Eight others were work permit holders who arrived from countries such as Bangladesh and Indonesia.
There were also three short-term visit pass holders from Indonesia.
They all returned positive tests while on SHN or in isolation after their arrival in Singapore, said the MOH.
With 28 patients discharged on Thursday, 59,333 have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 38 patients remained in hospital, with none in intensive care, while 209 were still recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 104 million people. More than 2.2 million have died.
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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
26 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
The imported cases were placed on stay-home notices when they arrived here.
PHOTO: ST FILE
Jessie Lim
FEB 6, 2021, 3:41 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - There were 26 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Saturday noon (Feb 6), taking Singapore's total to 59,675.
All 26 cases were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There were no new cases in the community or in workers' dormitories.
More details will be announced on Saturday night.
With 25 patients discharged on Friday, 59,358 have fully recovered.
A total of 41 patients remain in hospital, including one in a critical condition in intensive care, while 206 are recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 104 million people. More than 2.2 million people have died.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
26 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
The imported cases were placed on stay-home notices when they arrived here.
PHOTO: ST FILE
Jessie Lim
FEB 6, 2021, 3:41 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - There were 26 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Saturday noon (Feb 6), taking Singapore's total to 59,675.
All 26 cases were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There were no new cases in the community or in workers' dormitories.
More details will be announced on Saturday night.
With 25 patients discharged on Friday, 59,358 have fully recovered.
A total of 41 patients remain in hospital, including one in a critical condition in intensive care, while 206 are recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 104 million people. More than 2.2 million people have died.
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Its called Virus Hysteria
Tony Abbott bemoans 'virus hysteria and health despotism' as he questions impact of COVID-19 rules
Former prime minister Tony Abbott, pictured in 2020.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott, pictured in 2020. Source: AAP
The former prime minister believes the nation's way of life is under threat, pointing to rules against people sitting in the front seat of taxis, which he considers a mark of being Australian.
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Former prime minister Tony Abbott has warned coronavirus health measures could threaten Australia's way of life while launching a strike against turning to experts for answers.
The recently appointed Institute of Public Affairs fellow has released a video address to the right-wing think tank questioning the impacts of pandemic rules.
While acknowledging the nation's strong health performance, Mr Abbott voiced some concerns.
"For a full year we've let a virus dominate our lives and in the process put safety before freedom, prudence before courage and avoiding danger before accepting risk," he said.
"Even though courage, conviction and character remain vital to our success as a people."
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The former prime minister said national security, economic prosperity and social cohesion would remain priorities after the virus threat passes.
"That will only get harder to the extent we've become conditioned to have experts give us all the answers and to have governments then tell us what to do," he said.
The Howard government health minister suggested the "pursuit of safety" was a mirage.
Mr Abbott believes the nation's way of life is under threat, pointing to rules against people sitting in the front seat of taxis, which he considers a mark of being Australian.
"But like so much, that's currently against the rules along with singing, dancing and having too many friends and family around for a barbecue," he said.
"Thanks to the pandemic, we're now told to form orderly and socially distanced queues - as if we were English."
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The former prime minister was born in London and has been working for the British government as a trade adviser.
Mr Abbott acknowledged coronavirus was potentially deadly.
"But it takes a fair dose of virus hysteria and health despotism for Australians to be barred from Victoria without first getting a visa," he said.
The ex-Liberal leader said lives had been saved but businesses ruined, families separated and old people forced to spend their final days in isolation.
He also hit out at "absurd" rules like compulsory face masks while driving in a car alone which featured in Brisbane's three-day mini-lockdown.
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NSW Police cleared Mr Abbott of breaking coronavirus during Sydney's northern beaches lockdown after he was seen cycling in a zone he did not live in.
Mr Abbott also questioned whether Australia's military was ready to put troops' lives on the line to defend Taiwan if China launched an invasion.
On education, he said Indigenous, Asian and sustainability perspectives were embedded in every element of school curriculum.
"James Cook, Arthur Phillip and people like Sir John Monash and Lord Florey to name just a few of our heroes, where's the push to put them on their well-deserved pedestal?"
Mr Abbott said his IPA role would look at cultural issues "upstream of politics" to renew the country.
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Tony Abbott says he is
‘Misogynist’: Former PM Tony Abbott torn apart by British politician
"That won't come from deconstructing our history or our heroes. Or by imported fads of sports stars taking a knee," he said.
"After a lost year it is time for a reset - but not a politically correct woke reset that seems to be brewing."
People in Australia must stay at least 1.5 metres away from others. Check your jurisdiction's restrictions on gathering limits. If you are experiencing cold or flu symptoms, stay home and arrange a test by calling your doctor or contact the Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080. News and information is available in 63 languages at sbs.com.au/coronavirus.
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4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
24 new Covid-19 cases, including 1 in community
The sole community case reported on Feb 7, 2021, is a worker at Changi Airport whose job entails issuing electronic monitoring devices.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Clement Yong and Audrey Tan
7 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 24 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Sunday noon (Feb 7), including one community case.
The sole community case is a 43-year-old Singaporean man who works at Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 3, said the Health Ministry (MOH) in an update on Sunday night.
His job entails issuing electronic monitoring devices to individuals who will be serving their stay-home notice outside of dedicated facilities, and helping them to wear the devices, said the ministry.
While on duty, he wears a surgical mask, face shield and gloves, MOH added.
The man did not show any symptoms, and was detected when he was tested on Feb 4 as part of rostered routine testing.
His result came back positive for Covid-19 infection the next day, and he was conveyed in an ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
His earlier tests from the routine test, the last being on Jan 22, came back negative, as did his serology test - indicating that this is likely a current infection.
Epidemiological investigations are ongoing, MOH said, adding that the man's close contacts including family members and co-workers have been isolated and placed on quarantine. They will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine period, the ministry said.
The other 23 cases were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.
There were no new cases in workers' dormitories.
The latest cases take Singapore's total to 59,699 since the first Covid-19 case was detected in Singapore on Jan 23 last year.
On Saturday, the first case of likely Covid-19 reinfection was detected in Singapore - a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man on work permit who stays in a dormitory at 43 Tech Park Crescent.
He had been confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on April 12 last year and subsequently recovered, consistently testing negative for the infection from June onwards.
But on Jan 25, his test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection.
While reinfection is rare, the MOH said clinical and laboratory evidence suggests that the man has been reinfected. So far, the other recovered workers in the dormitories have not suffered a significant loss of post-infection immunity, the ministry said.
As of Saturday, the number of new cases in the community has decreased from three cases two weeks ago to one case in the past week.
The number of unlinked cases in the community has also fallen from two cases to one in the same period.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 105 million people. More than 2.3 million people have died.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
24 new Covid-19 cases, including 1 in community
The sole community case reported on Feb 7, 2021, is a worker at Changi Airport whose job entails issuing electronic monitoring devices.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Clement Yong and Audrey Tan
7 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 24 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Sunday noon (Feb 7), including one community case.
The sole community case is a 43-year-old Singaporean man who works at Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 3, said the Health Ministry (MOH) in an update on Sunday night.
His job entails issuing electronic monitoring devices to individuals who will be serving their stay-home notice outside of dedicated facilities, and helping them to wear the devices, said the ministry.
While on duty, he wears a surgical mask, face shield and gloves, MOH added.
The man did not show any symptoms, and was detected when he was tested on Feb 4 as part of rostered routine testing.
His result came back positive for Covid-19 infection the next day, and he was conveyed in an ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
His earlier tests from the routine test, the last being on Jan 22, came back negative, as did his serology test - indicating that this is likely a current infection.
Epidemiological investigations are ongoing, MOH said, adding that the man's close contacts including family members and co-workers have been isolated and placed on quarantine. They will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine period, the ministry said.
The other 23 cases were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.
There were no new cases in workers' dormitories.
The latest cases take Singapore's total to 59,699 since the first Covid-19 case was detected in Singapore on Jan 23 last year.
On Saturday, the first case of likely Covid-19 reinfection was detected in Singapore - a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man on work permit who stays in a dormitory at 43 Tech Park Crescent.
He had been confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on April 12 last year and subsequently recovered, consistently testing negative for the infection from June onwards.
But on Jan 25, his test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection.
While reinfection is rare, the MOH said clinical and laboratory evidence suggests that the man has been reinfected. So far, the other recovered workers in the dormitories have not suffered a significant loss of post-infection immunity, the ministry said.
As of Saturday, the number of new cases in the community has decreased from three cases two weeks ago to one case in the past week.
The number of unlinked cases in the community has also fallen from two cases to one in the same period.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 105 million people. More than 2.3 million people have died.
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2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
22 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 2 in the community
Singapore reported 22 new Covid-19 cases, comprising two in the community and 20 that were imported, on Feb 8, 2021.
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Ng Wei Kai
8 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 22 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Monday (Feb 8), taking Singapore's total to 59,721.
Two of these cases are in the community, while the other 20 are imported, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its noon update.
There were none from the worker's dormitories.
More details will be announced on Monday night.
On Sunday, there had been 24 new cases confirmed.
The sole community case among them is a 43-year-old Singaporean man who works at Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 3, MOH said.
His job entails issuing electronic monitoring devices to individuals who will be serving their stay-home notice outside of dedicated facilities, and helping them to wear the devices, said the ministry.
While on duty, he wears a surgical mask, face shield and gloves, MOH added.
The man did not show any symptoms, and the case was detected when he was tested on Feb 4 as part of rostered routine testing.
His result came back positive for Covid-19 infection the next day, and he was taken in an ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
His earlier tests, the previous one being on Jan 22, had come back negative, as did his serology test - indicating that it was likely a current infection.
Epidemiological investigations were ongoing, MOH said, adding that the man's close contacts including family members and co-workers had been isolated and placed on quarantine. Such contacts are tested at the start and end of their quarantine period.
The other 23 cases were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.
There were no new cases in workers' dormitories on Sunday.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 104 million people. More than 2.2 million people have died.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
22 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 2 in the community
Singapore reported 22 new Covid-19 cases, comprising two in the community and 20 that were imported, on Feb 8, 2021.
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Ng Wei Kai
8 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 22 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Monday (Feb 8), taking Singapore's total to 59,721.
Two of these cases are in the community, while the other 20 are imported, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its noon update.
There were none from the worker's dormitories.
More details will be announced on Monday night.
On Sunday, there had been 24 new cases confirmed.
The sole community case among them is a 43-year-old Singaporean man who works at Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 3, MOH said.
His job entails issuing electronic monitoring devices to individuals who will be serving their stay-home notice outside of dedicated facilities, and helping them to wear the devices, said the ministry.
While on duty, he wears a surgical mask, face shield and gloves, MOH added.
The man did not show any symptoms, and the case was detected when he was tested on Feb 4 as part of rostered routine testing.
His result came back positive for Covid-19 infection the next day, and he was taken in an ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
His earlier tests, the previous one being on Jan 22, had come back negative, as did his serology test - indicating that it was likely a current infection.
Epidemiological investigations were ongoing, MOH said, adding that the man's close contacts including family members and co-workers had been isolated and placed on quarantine. Such contacts are tested at the start and end of their quarantine period.
The other 23 cases were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.
There were no new cases in workers' dormitories on Sunday.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 104 million people. More than 2.2 million people have died.
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4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
11 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported including Singapore Airlines cabin crew on turnaround flight
Singapore reported 11 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, on Feb 9, 2021.ST
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Ng Keng Gene
9 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 11 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Tuesday noon (Feb 9), taking Singapore's total to 59,732.
Of these, 10 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The remaining case is a cabin crew with Singapore Airlines who was on a turnaround flight and had not disembarked from the aircraft at the overseas destination, said MOH.
She developed symptoms a few days after returning to Singapore, the ministry added.
No community cases or cases from within workers' dormitories were reported.
More details will be announced on Tuesday night.
On Monday, two unlinked community cases were announced, including a 30-year-old Indian national who received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Jan 27.
The work pass holder is an engineer at Station Satcom and boards ships to install communications and IT equipment as part of his job.
He was identified as a close contact of a previous case and put under quarantine between Jan 13 and Jan 24.
His swabs taken during quarantine and as part of rostered routine testing (RRT) - up to Jan 29 - were all negative for the virus.
He developed fatigue last Thursday and a fever the next day, but did not seek medical attention, said MOH.
He was tested on Friday as part of RRT. His test result came back positive the next day and he was taken by ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
"While his serological test taken on Feb 7 has come back positive, this is assessed to be a recent infection as he is symptomatic," said MOH.
It added that the patient's first dose of vaccine on Jan 27 would account for his positive serology test as he is likely to have started producing antibodies following his vaccination.
MOH said that as the vaccine does not contain any live virus, he could not have been infected from the vaccination.
"It is possible for one to be infected just before or just after vaccination as it typically takes a few weeks for an individual to build up immunity after completing vaccination," the ministry said.
The other unlinked community case on Monday was a 49-year-old bus driver who transports individuals on stay-home notice from Changi Airport to the dedicated facilities. His bus is disinfected after every trip, added MOH.
The patient, who works at Cobb & Coach Services, developed a runny nose on Jan 31 but did not seek medical attention. He was detected when he was tested last Friday as part of RRT.
MOH added that his earlier tests from RRT - the last being on Jan 23 - were negative for Covid-19 infection and that his serology test is also negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection.
There were also 20 imported cases confirmed on Monday by the ministry.
They tested positive while serving stay-home notice after their arrival in Singapore, said MOH.
Meanwhile, FairPrice Xtra at Kallang Wave Mall and Punggol Plaza were added by MOH to a list of places visited by Covid-19 patients while they were still infectious.
The number of new cases in the community has increased from three cases two weeks ago to four in the past week.
The number of unlinked cases in the community in a week has also increased from two cases to four over the same period.
With 51 cases discharged on Monday, 59,469 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 44 patients remained in hospital on Monday, including one in the intensive care unit, while 164 were recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 106 million people. More than 2.3 million people have died.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
11 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported including Singapore Airlines cabin crew on turnaround flight
Singapore reported 11 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, on Feb 9, 2021.ST
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Ng Keng Gene
9 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 11 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Tuesday noon (Feb 9), taking Singapore's total to 59,732.
Of these, 10 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The remaining case is a cabin crew with Singapore Airlines who was on a turnaround flight and had not disembarked from the aircraft at the overseas destination, said MOH.
She developed symptoms a few days after returning to Singapore, the ministry added.
No community cases or cases from within workers' dormitories were reported.
More details will be announced on Tuesday night.
On Monday, two unlinked community cases were announced, including a 30-year-old Indian national who received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Jan 27.
The work pass holder is an engineer at Station Satcom and boards ships to install communications and IT equipment as part of his job.
He was identified as a close contact of a previous case and put under quarantine between Jan 13 and Jan 24.
His swabs taken during quarantine and as part of rostered routine testing (RRT) - up to Jan 29 - were all negative for the virus.
He developed fatigue last Thursday and a fever the next day, but did not seek medical attention, said MOH.
He was tested on Friday as part of RRT. His test result came back positive the next day and he was taken by ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
"While his serological test taken on Feb 7 has come back positive, this is assessed to be a recent infection as he is symptomatic," said MOH.
It added that the patient's first dose of vaccine on Jan 27 would account for his positive serology test as he is likely to have started producing antibodies following his vaccination.
MOH said that as the vaccine does not contain any live virus, he could not have been infected from the vaccination.
"It is possible for one to be infected just before or just after vaccination as it typically takes a few weeks for an individual to build up immunity after completing vaccination," the ministry said.
The other unlinked community case on Monday was a 49-year-old bus driver who transports individuals on stay-home notice from Changi Airport to the dedicated facilities. His bus is disinfected after every trip, added MOH.
The patient, who works at Cobb & Coach Services, developed a runny nose on Jan 31 but did not seek medical attention. He was detected when he was tested last Friday as part of RRT.
MOH added that his earlier tests from RRT - the last being on Jan 23 - were negative for Covid-19 infection and that his serology test is also negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection.
There were also 20 imported cases confirmed on Monday by the ministry.
They tested positive while serving stay-home notice after their arrival in Singapore, said MOH.
Meanwhile, FairPrice Xtra at Kallang Wave Mall and Punggol Plaza were added by MOH to a list of places visited by Covid-19 patients while they were still infectious.
The number of new cases in the community has increased from three cases two weeks ago to four in the past week.
The number of unlinked cases in the community in a week has also increased from two cases to four over the same period.
With 51 cases discharged on Monday, 59,469 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 44 patients remained in hospital on Monday, including one in the intensive care unit, while 164 were recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 106 million people. More than 2.3 million people have died.
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Government still want to increase the number of flights, allow more inbound travellers.
This is what will happen. Expect more infections among flight crew and airport workers.
SIA cabin crew member might have been infected on flight, 4 passengers also tested positive for COVID-19: MOH
File photo of a Singapore Airlines plane at Changi Airport
(Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)
09 Feb 2021
SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday (Feb 9) might have been infected on board a flight, after four passengers on the same plane were also found to have the disease, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The SIA crew member, a 41-year-old Singaporean woman, was one of the 11 new imported COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore on Tuesday.
She has also tested preliminarily positive for the B117 strain of the coronavirus, and is pending further confirmatory tests.
The four passengers who were on the same flight have also tested preliminarily positive for the B117 strain.
"In view of her recent travel history, and the possibility that she might have been infected on board the flight, we have preliminarily classified this case as imported," said MOH.
CABIN CREW MEMBER WORKED TURNAROUND FLIGHT TO UAE
The Singaporean woman, identified as Case 60102, left Singapore on a turnaround flight to the United Arab Emirates on Jan 30, and returned on Feb 1 without disembarking from the aircraft.
Three days later, she developed "anosmia", or the loss of smell, but did not seek medical attention, said MOH.
On Feb 7, she was tested for COVID-19 as part of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore’s requirement for air crew to be tested following their return from overseas.
Her pooled test result came back positive for COVID-19 the next day and she was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases for an individual swab and isolated.
She was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on Feb 9. Her serology test result has come back negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection, said MOH.
Her previous test on Jan 22 following another turnaround flight was negative for COVID-19.
CABIN CREW MEMBER RECEIVED FIRST DOSE OF VACCINE
Case 60102 received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Feb 2, a day after touching down in Singapore and two days before the onset of symptoms.
MOH said that she could not have been infected due to vaccination as the vaccine does not contain live virus.
"It is possible for one to be infected just before or just after vaccination as it typically takes a few weeks for an individual to build up immunity after completing vaccination," said MOH.
Epidemiological investigations are ongoing. In the meantime, all the woman's identified close contacts, including her family members and co-workers, have been isolated and placed in quarantine, said MOH.
They will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine period. Serological tests will also be done for her close contacts to determine if she could have been infected by them.
ALL 4 PASSENGERS ARE DEPENDANT'S PASS HOLDERS
All four passengers who were on the same UAE flight as the SIA crew member are dependant’s pass holders who are Indian nationals.
Case 59885 is a 31-year-old woman who developed symptoms on Jan 30 and tested positive for COVID-19 the next day. She is a contact of Case 59902, a one-year-old boy who tested positive on Feb 1.
Case 59893 is a 34-year-old woman who was asymptomatic and tested positive for COVID-19 on Feb 1. She is a contact of Case 59901, a three-year-old girl who also tested positive on Feb 1.
As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported a total of 59,732 COVID-19 cases, with 29 fatalities.
This is what will happen. Expect more infections among flight crew and airport workers.
SIA cabin crew member might have been infected on flight, 4 passengers also tested positive for COVID-19: MOH
File photo of a Singapore Airlines plane at Changi Airport
(Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)
09 Feb 2021
SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday (Feb 9) might have been infected on board a flight, after four passengers on the same plane were also found to have the disease, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The SIA crew member, a 41-year-old Singaporean woman, was one of the 11 new imported COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore on Tuesday.
She has also tested preliminarily positive for the B117 strain of the coronavirus, and is pending further confirmatory tests.
The four passengers who were on the same flight have also tested preliminarily positive for the B117 strain.
"In view of her recent travel history, and the possibility that she might have been infected on board the flight, we have preliminarily classified this case as imported," said MOH.
CABIN CREW MEMBER WORKED TURNAROUND FLIGHT TO UAE
The Singaporean woman, identified as Case 60102, left Singapore on a turnaround flight to the United Arab Emirates on Jan 30, and returned on Feb 1 without disembarking from the aircraft.
Three days later, she developed "anosmia", or the loss of smell, but did not seek medical attention, said MOH.
On Feb 7, she was tested for COVID-19 as part of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore’s requirement for air crew to be tested following their return from overseas.
Her pooled test result came back positive for COVID-19 the next day and she was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases for an individual swab and isolated.
She was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on Feb 9. Her serology test result has come back negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection, said MOH.
Her previous test on Jan 22 following another turnaround flight was negative for COVID-19.
CABIN CREW MEMBER RECEIVED FIRST DOSE OF VACCINE
Case 60102 received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Feb 2, a day after touching down in Singapore and two days before the onset of symptoms.
MOH said that she could not have been infected due to vaccination as the vaccine does not contain live virus.
"It is possible for one to be infected just before or just after vaccination as it typically takes a few weeks for an individual to build up immunity after completing vaccination," said MOH.
Epidemiological investigations are ongoing. In the meantime, all the woman's identified close contacts, including her family members and co-workers, have been isolated and placed in quarantine, said MOH.
They will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine period. Serological tests will also be done for her close contacts to determine if she could have been infected by them.
ALL 4 PASSENGERS ARE DEPENDANT'S PASS HOLDERS
All four passengers who were on the same UAE flight as the SIA crew member are dependant’s pass holders who are Indian nationals.
Case 59885 is a 31-year-old woman who developed symptoms on Jan 30 and tested positive for COVID-19 the next day. She is a contact of Case 59902, a one-year-old boy who tested positive on Feb 1.
Case 59893 is a 34-year-old woman who was asymptomatic and tested positive for COVID-19 on Feb 1. She is a contact of Case 59901, a three-year-old girl who also tested positive on Feb 1.
As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported a total of 59,732 COVID-19 cases, with 29 fatalities.
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now even kevin khoo also kena... dai chee dua diao liao...
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All of the SHN cases are all imported.
Quarantine is very labour intensive and risk averse...so best practice is to minimise these hotel quarantines and restrict all incoming only to Singapore citizens and not any other fucking foreign worker, student, visitor or medical pateints.
Quarantine is very labour intensive and risk averse...so best practice is to minimise these hotel quarantines and restrict all incoming only to Singapore citizens and not any other fucking foreign worker, student, visitor or medical pateints.
Do you realise that the shit times does not disclose the nationality of the Covid-19 cases, why? Too many from CECA Indians?
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I am thinking about staycation. Which hotel is safe?
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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
15 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, with 14 imported and 1 in the workers' dorms
The MOH reported 15 new Covid-19 cases, including one from a workers' dormitory, on Feb 10, 2021.
ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Ng Wei Kai
10 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 15 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at noon on Wednesday (Feb 10), including one from a migrant workers' dormitory.
The other 14 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There are no new cases in the community.
The latest cases bring Singapore's total Covid-19 cases to 59,747.
More details will be announced on Wednesday night.
On Tuesday, a 41-year-old Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member who was on a turnaround flight to the United Arab Emirates was reported to have tested positive for the coronavirus. She is the fifth person on that aircraft to have tested positive.
All five have also tested preliminarily positive for the more infectious B117 strain of the coronavirus, said the Ministry of Health.
The stewardess, who is Singaporean, was among 11 coronavirus cases confirmed by the MOH on Tuesday. All these cases were imported.
The four others on the flight - all passengers who are dependant's pass holders - were confirmed positive for Covid-19 earlier this month. They include a three-year-old girl and a one-year-old boy.
"In view of her recent travel history, and the possibility that she might have been infected on board the flight, we have preliminarily classified this case as imported," said the MOH.
Meanwhile, all the identified close contacts of the patient have been isolated and placed under quarantine, it added.
The air stewardess departed Singapore on the Jan 30 flight to Dubai and returned on Feb 1 without disembarking from the aircraft.
She also received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Feb 2.
"As the vaccine does not contain live virus, she could not have been infected due to vaccination," said the MOH. "It is possible for one to be infected just before or just after vaccination, as it typically takes a few weeks for an individual to build up immunity after completing vaccination."
She developed anosmia - loss of the sense of smell - on Feb 4, but did not seek medical attention, said the MOH. On Sunday, she was tested for Covid-19 as part of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore's requirements.
Her pooled test came back positive for the virus on Monday, and she was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases for an individual swab, and isolated. The later test came back positive for Covid-19 the next day.
Her previous test on Jan 22 following another turnaround flight was negative for the virus and her serology test result came back negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection.
The remaining 10 imported cases tested positive while serving stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the MOH.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 106 million people. More than 2.3 million people have died.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
15 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, with 14 imported and 1 in the workers' dorms
The MOH reported 15 new Covid-19 cases, including one from a workers' dormitory, on Feb 10, 2021.
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Ng Wei Kai
10 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 15 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at noon on Wednesday (Feb 10), including one from a migrant workers' dormitory.
The other 14 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There are no new cases in the community.
The latest cases bring Singapore's total Covid-19 cases to 59,747.
More details will be announced on Wednesday night.
On Tuesday, a 41-year-old Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member who was on a turnaround flight to the United Arab Emirates was reported to have tested positive for the coronavirus. She is the fifth person on that aircraft to have tested positive.
All five have also tested preliminarily positive for the more infectious B117 strain of the coronavirus, said the Ministry of Health.
The stewardess, who is Singaporean, was among 11 coronavirus cases confirmed by the MOH on Tuesday. All these cases were imported.
The four others on the flight - all passengers who are dependant's pass holders - were confirmed positive for Covid-19 earlier this month. They include a three-year-old girl and a one-year-old boy.
"In view of her recent travel history, and the possibility that she might have been infected on board the flight, we have preliminarily classified this case as imported," said the MOH.
Meanwhile, all the identified close contacts of the patient have been isolated and placed under quarantine, it added.
The air stewardess departed Singapore on the Jan 30 flight to Dubai and returned on Feb 1 without disembarking from the aircraft.
She also received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Feb 2.
"As the vaccine does not contain live virus, she could not have been infected due to vaccination," said the MOH. "It is possible for one to be infected just before or just after vaccination, as it typically takes a few weeks for an individual to build up immunity after completing vaccination."
She developed anosmia - loss of the sense of smell - on Feb 4, but did not seek medical attention, said the MOH. On Sunday, she was tested for Covid-19 as part of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore's requirements.
Her pooled test came back positive for the virus on Monday, and she was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases for an individual swab, and isolated. The later test came back positive for Covid-19 the next day.
Her previous test on Jan 22 following another turnaround flight was negative for the virus and her serology test result came back negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection.
The remaining 10 imported cases tested positive while serving stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the MOH.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 106 million people. More than 2.3 million people have died.
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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, with 3 in community and 9 imported
Singapore has reported a total of 59,759 coronavirus cases so far.ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Ang Qing
11 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 12 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Thursday noon (Feb 11), taking Singapore's total to 59,759.
They included three community cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There were also nine imported cases who were placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.
There were no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.
More details will be announced on Thursday night.
On Wednesday, a 22-year-old construction worker from Bangladesh was the only local case of Covid-19 reported.
In addition, there were 14 imported cases confirmed by the Health Ministry.
The construction worker's earlier tests from rostered routine testing (RRT) - the last on Jan 24 - were negative for the infection, said MOH.
"His serology test result has come back positive but we are unable to rule out that this could be a recent infection," it said.
A positive serology test indicates a possible past infection.
"As a precautionary measure, all his close contacts at the dormitory and his workplace have been placed on quarantine."
The patient, who stays in a dormitory in Bedok South Road, was asymptomatic. His infection was detected when he was tested on Sunday as part of RRT, said MOH.
He was tested in a pool and was immediately isolated when the pooled results came back positive on Monday. Pooled tests combine swabs of several individuals for one laboratory test. Where a pooled test is positive, the original individuals may be re-tested individually to identify the infected person.
An individual test done on Tuesday returned a positive result for the worker, who was then taken by ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
The 14 imported cases tested positive while serving stay-home notice, said MOH. They came from several countries including India, Brazil and Myanmar.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community increased to four cases in the past week from three cases in the week before.
The number of unlinked cases in the community also increased to four in the past week from two cases in the week before.
With 20 cases discharged on Wednesday, 59,511 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 36 patients remain in hospital, including one in the intensive care unit, while 156 are recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 106 million people. Over 2.3 million people have died.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, with 3 in community and 9 imported
Singapore has reported a total of 59,759 coronavirus cases so far.ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Ang Qing
11 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 12 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Thursday noon (Feb 11), taking Singapore's total to 59,759.
They included three community cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There were also nine imported cases who were placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.
There were no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.
More details will be announced on Thursday night.
On Wednesday, a 22-year-old construction worker from Bangladesh was the only local case of Covid-19 reported.
In addition, there were 14 imported cases confirmed by the Health Ministry.
The construction worker's earlier tests from rostered routine testing (RRT) - the last on Jan 24 - were negative for the infection, said MOH.
"His serology test result has come back positive but we are unable to rule out that this could be a recent infection," it said.
A positive serology test indicates a possible past infection.
"As a precautionary measure, all his close contacts at the dormitory and his workplace have been placed on quarantine."
The patient, who stays in a dormitory in Bedok South Road, was asymptomatic. His infection was detected when he was tested on Sunday as part of RRT, said MOH.
He was tested in a pool and was immediately isolated when the pooled results came back positive on Monday. Pooled tests combine swabs of several individuals for one laboratory test. Where a pooled test is positive, the original individuals may be re-tested individually to identify the infected person.
An individual test done on Tuesday returned a positive result for the worker, who was then taken by ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
The 14 imported cases tested positive while serving stay-home notice, said MOH. They came from several countries including India, Brazil and Myanmar.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community increased to four cases in the past week from three cases in the week before.
The number of unlinked cases in the community also increased to four in the past week from two cases in the week before.
With 20 cases discharged on Wednesday, 59,511 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 36 patients remain in hospital, including one in the intensive care unit, while 156 are recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 106 million people. Over 2.3 million people have died.
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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
18 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, with 2 in community and 16 imported
The new cases include two community cases.
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Malavika Menon
12 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 18 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Friday (Feb 12) noon, taking Singapore's total to 59,777.
They include two community cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were also 16 imported cases who were placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.
There were no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.
More details will be announced on Friday night.
The ministry confirmed 12 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, three of which were in the community, including a 66-year-old permanent resident who owns and works at a sundry shop at Chinatown Complex, and his 32-year-old Singaporean son.
The man and his son, who tested positive for the virus on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, did not seek medical treatment despite showing symptoms, said MOH.
The Chinatown Complex stall owner developed a dry cough on Jan 28 and anosmia, or loss of smell, on Tuesday (Feb 9).
He was detected from community surveillance testing of stallholders and shop owners in Chinatown on the same day, said MOH.
His test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on Wednesday, and he was brought to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) in an ambulance.
His serology test result came back negative, indicating this is likely a current infection, said MOH.
His son, who works part-time as a waiter at Swensen's in Changi Airport Terminal 3, was last at work on Monday.
The 32-year-old Singaporean developed a runny nose on the same day after work.
As he had been identified as a close contact of his father, the ministry contacted him on Wednesday and placed him on quarantine.
The ministry urged people who are unwell, including those showing mild symptoms, to be socially responsible, see a doctor immediately and stay at home to reduce the risk of transmission.
It also noted that both the 66-year-old shop owner and his son did not use the TraceTogether App or carry their tokens with them.
"Effective contact tracing is an important enabler to ringfence community transmission," MOH said.
"Individuals are reminded to turn on their TraceTogether App or carry their TraceTogether token at all times so that we can quickly identify and isolate the close contacts of Covid-19 cases, and limit further infections," it added.
The last community case is a 20-year-old full-time national serviceman who works at the Singapore Armed Forces premises outside Paya Lebar Airbase.
The Singaporean does not stay in camp and his work does not involve interacting with other units, said MOH.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community increased from three cases in the week before to seven cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community also increased from two cases in the week before to six in the past week.
With 32 cases discharged on Thursday, 59,543 patients have fully recovered from the disease. A total of 33 patients remain in hospital, including one in the intensive care unit, while 139 are recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes. Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 107 million people. Over 2.3 million people have died.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
18 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, with 2 in community and 16 imported
The new cases include two community cases.
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Malavika Menon
12 FEB 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 18 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Friday (Feb 12) noon, taking Singapore's total to 59,777.
They include two community cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were also 16 imported cases who were placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.
There were no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.
More details will be announced on Friday night.
The ministry confirmed 12 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, three of which were in the community, including a 66-year-old permanent resident who owns and works at a sundry shop at Chinatown Complex, and his 32-year-old Singaporean son.
The man and his son, who tested positive for the virus on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, did not seek medical treatment despite showing symptoms, said MOH.
The Chinatown Complex stall owner developed a dry cough on Jan 28 and anosmia, or loss of smell, on Tuesday (Feb 9).
He was detected from community surveillance testing of stallholders and shop owners in Chinatown on the same day, said MOH.
His test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on Wednesday, and he was brought to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) in an ambulance.
His serology test result came back negative, indicating this is likely a current infection, said MOH.
His son, who works part-time as a waiter at Swensen's in Changi Airport Terminal 3, was last at work on Monday.
The 32-year-old Singaporean developed a runny nose on the same day after work.
As he had been identified as a close contact of his father, the ministry contacted him on Wednesday and placed him on quarantine.
The ministry urged people who are unwell, including those showing mild symptoms, to be socially responsible, see a doctor immediately and stay at home to reduce the risk of transmission.
It also noted that both the 66-year-old shop owner and his son did not use the TraceTogether App or carry their tokens with them.
"Effective contact tracing is an important enabler to ringfence community transmission," MOH said.
"Individuals are reminded to turn on their TraceTogether App or carry their TraceTogether token at all times so that we can quickly identify and isolate the close contacts of Covid-19 cases, and limit further infections," it added.
The last community case is a 20-year-old full-time national serviceman who works at the Singapore Armed Forces premises outside Paya Lebar Airbase.
The Singaporean does not stay in camp and his work does not involve interacting with other units, said MOH.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community increased from three cases in the week before to seven cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community also increased from two cases in the week before to six in the past week.
With 32 cases discharged on Thursday, 59,543 patients have fully recovered from the disease. A total of 33 patients remain in hospital, including one in the intensive care unit, while 139 are recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes. Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 107 million people. Over 2.3 million people have died.
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