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SINGAPORE, December 28 – Authorities are investigating possible links between a woman who delivered her stay-at-home notice at Mandarin Orchard Singapore and 13 previously reported cases who had been quarantined at the same hotel.
The woman, a 23-year-old work permit holder from Malaysia, was among five new cases of Covid-19 infection reported yesterday, all of which were imported.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said the woman stayed at Mandarin Orchard before being transferred to another dedicated facility on December 20, when the Ministry of Health began investigations of the 13 previously reported cases. These 13 had served their stay-at-home notice at Mandarin Orchard between October 22 and November 11.
The woman had a swab taken on December 19 and 21 and the test results were negative. Her swab on December 24 at the end of her quarantine tested positive and she was taken to a hospital the next day.
A confirmatory test from the National Public Health Laboratory was also positive, but a second sample taken by the same laboratory on December 26 was negative.
His serological test result was also negative, the Health Ministry said, adding that investigations are underway to assess whether it could be related to the 13 cases.
In addition to the woman, the other imported cases include a permanent resident who returned from Ukraine and three domestic workers who arrived from Indonesia and the Philippines.
Update on confirmed cases
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore now stands at 58,524.
In all, 58,370 have fully recovered from the infection, including eight released yesterday from hospitals or community care centers.
There are 31 patients who are still in the hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none are in the intensive care unit.
Another 94 with mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19, are isolated in community facilities.
Twenty-nine people have died from complications due to Covid-19 infection.
Two restaurants were added to the list
The ministry also added two restaurants to a list of public places that were visited by Covid-19 cases during its infectious period.
The restaurants are:
Cuppafield at 446 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 – visited on December 24 between 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm
Haidilao Hot Pot at IMM – visited on December 24 between 9:15 p.m. and 12 p.m.
The Health Ministry said that as a precautionary measure, those who have been in these places during the specified hours should monitor their health closely for 14 days from the date of their visit.
They should see a doctor immediately if they develop symptoms of an acute respiratory infection (such as cough, sore throat, and runny nose), as well as fever and loss of taste or smell, and inform the doctor of their history of exposure. – TODAY
