The Ministry of Manpower has disputed several claims by social media personality Jade Rasif who said her migrant domestic worker was released from quarantine early, only to be found to be Covid-19 positive two weeks later.
The ministry said in a Facebook post on Monday (May 17) night that Ms Jade’s account, which she put up on her Instagram account on Sunday, was "inaccurate" and that it wanted "to set out the facts".
For one thing, it said the domestic worker had tested positive on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) because she was shedding dead viral fragments from an old infection, and did not have an active Covid-19 infection, said MOM.
Generally administered by taking a swab sample from the nose or throat, a PCR test is able to detect active Covid-19 infections.
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The ministry said in a Facebook post on Monday (May 17) night that Ms Jade’s account, which she put up on her Instagram account on Sunday, was "inaccurate" and that it wanted "to set out the facts".
For one thing, it said the domestic worker had tested positive on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) because she was shedding dead viral fragments from an old infection, and did not have an active Covid-19 infection, said MOM.
Generally administered by taking a swab sample from the nose or throat, a PCR test is able to detect active Covid-19 infections.
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