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Singapore: Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Singapore as of noon on Friday (December 25).
All new cases were imported and placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said.
No new cases were found in the community or in the dormitories of foreign workers.
Among the imported cases was a 47-year-old permanent resident who arrived from the Philippines on December 10 and submitted his stay-at-home notice in Mandarin Orchard Singapore.
He was moved to another dedicated facility on December 20 when the Health Ministry began investigations of the 13 previously reported cases who had served the stay-at-home notice at Mandarin Orchard Singapore between October 22 and November 11.
Samples were taken on December 19 and 21, and her test results came back negative for COVID-19 infection.
As a precautionary measure, he was cleaned again by completing the stay-at-home notice on December 24 and went home after the test.
His test result came back positive that night and he was taken to the hospital the next day.
Investigations are underway to assess whether it could be related to the 13 cases. The result of his serological test was pending, says the Ministry of Health.
CASE PROVEN POSITIVE AFTER TERMINATION AT HOME
Another imported case, a 21-year-old Singaporean man, arrived from the UK on December 7 and delivered a 14-day stay-at-home notice at a dedicated facility until December 21. A swab was taken on December 17 and the test result was negative. for COVID-19 infection.
He developed a cough on December 23 and tested positive at a hospital the same day.
His original sample was analyzed by the National Public Health Laboratory and confirmed to be positive for COVID-19 infection.
However, a second sample taken on December 24 was negative for the virus.
Your serological test result has come back positive, indicating a probable past infection.
“Therefore, it is likely that it is eliminating tiny fragments of the virus’ RNA, which are no longer transmissible or infectious to others,” the Health Ministry said.
The 14 imported cases also include six Singaporeans and two permanent residents who returned from South Africa, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Philippines, Malaysia and India.
There was also one work pass holder and three work permit holders who came from Indonesia and India.
The remaining two cases are dependent pass holders who came from India and the US.
READ: Travelers Entering Singapore from South Korea to Receive a Stay-at-Home Notice in Specialized Facilities
SOUTH KOREA RESTRICTIONS
All travelers entering Singapore after 11:59 p.m. on Saturday and who have traveled to South Korea in the last 14 days must submit their stay-at-home notice at specific facilities.
The Health Ministry announced earlier this year that travelers from South Korea can deliver their 14-day home stay notice to a suitable place of residence.
The tightening of border measures is due to a “sustained increase” in COVID-19 cases in South Korea, the ministry said.
The new measures will apply to Singapore-based returning travelers under the Singapore-South Korea Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) agreement.
As of Friday, Singapore has reported 58,509 cases of COVID-19.
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