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SINGAPORE: Two more cases of COVID-19 have tested “preliminarily positive” for the new strain of coronavirus circulating in the UK, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (December 30).
“More tests will be done to confirm the strain,” the Health Ministry added.
The two cases, reported by the ministry on Wednesday, are imported. They are a Singapore Airlines pilot who recently traveled to the UK for work purposes and a work pass holder who arrived from the UK.
The pilot traveled to the UK from December 19-22.
It was tested on December 23 as part of the regular checklist tests for aircrew members who travel frequently. The test was negative.
After developing a fever on December 26, he sought medical treatment the next day at a general medicine clinic, where COVID-19 samples were taken.
His test came back positive for COVID-19 on December 29 and he was taken by ambulance to the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
The 40-year-old man’s serological test came back negative, indicating a possible current infection, the Health Ministry said.
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SYMPTOMS DEVELOPED AFTER THE HOME-TO-HOME NOTICE ENDED
The work pass holder arrived from the UK on 7 December and was put on notice to stay home in a dedicated facility upon arrival.
They did the test on December 17 and the result was negative.
After her stay-at-home notice ended on December 21, she began developing body aches on December 22 and symptoms of an acute respiratory infection on December 25.
She sought medical treatment on December 28 and was swabbed for COVID-19.
His test result came back positive on December 29, and he was taken to NCID in an ambulance.
The 53-year-old British man’s serological test result was positive.
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The Health Ministry reported a total of 26 imported cases on Wednesday.
There was also a community case, a marine surveyor at Lloyd’s Register Singapore who works aboard vessels docked at Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard.
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