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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 30 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (January 1). These include three community cases, two of them linked to groups involving workers in the marine sector.
One of them is a 14-year-old Raffles Girls’ School student, the second person at the school to test positive for COVID-19.
The new infection, known as Case 58870, is a friend of the first case that tested positive on December 31, a day after her relative: the marine surveyor. in Lloyd’s Register Singapore – tested positive.
According to the Ministry of Health (MINSA), case 58870 had visited her friend at her home for a few hours on December 27. During that time, the marine surveyor was present.
Case 58870 was identified as a close contact on December 29 and placed in quarantine. She developed a fever the next day and was taken to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, where she was tested for COVID-19.
His infection was confirmed on December 31. The serologic test result is negative, indicating that it is likely a current infection.
Case 58870 has not been at the school since October 2020.
The group involving the marine surveyor now has four cases.
THE COVID-19 CASE WAS NOT DONE THE INITIAL TEST
Another community case is that of a relative of the PSA Marine port pilot, whose infection was reported on December 31, the Health Ministry said.
This brings the family group to four cases. after the port pilot and two of his relatives tested positive for COVID-19.
The new case in the group, a 52-year-old Singaporean woman, had developed symptoms on December 28 and sought medical treatment at a general medicine clinic the next day.
The doctor advised him to get tested for COVID-19, but he did not. He was also granted a five-day medical leave, during which he had to stay home.
After she was identified as a household member of two cases in the group, a 79-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man who live in Marine Crescent, she was quarantined on December 31 and reported that she was unwell when she was contacted by the Ministry of Health. .
They immediately took her to the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), where they took a swab, testing positive the same day.
Your serological test result is negative.
The 52-year-old works as a customer analyst at Deutsche Bank in One Raffles Quay, but does not interact with customers or outside parties, the Health Ministry said, adding that her last day of work was December 28.
“We urge everyone to get tested for COVID-19 when directed by their doctor, so that we can identify infected people early and quickly contain further spread,” the Health Ministry said.
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JAPANESE JOB PASS HOLDER
The third community case is that of a 53-year-old Japanese work pass holder who twice tested negative for COVID-19, once before arriving in Singapore and once during his stay-at-home notice.
In its press release, the Health Ministry said the man arrived in Singapore from Japan on November 26 and was placed on a stay-at-home notice in a dedicated facility until December 10.
A pre-departure test that had been taken on November 24 came back negative for COVID-19 infection, and her test on December 6 during the stay-at-home advisory also came back negative.
He was asymptomatic and the infection was detected when he was tested for COVID-19 prior to departure on December 31 in preparation for his return to Japan. The result was positive that night and he was taken to NCID the next day.
Your serological test result is positive. Currently, the case is not linked.
The man works at Kurosawa & Partners, located at 18 Robinson Road, but works from his home on Rochor Road.
Epidemiological investigations are ongoing.
All close contacts identified from the above cases, including family members, have been isolated and quarantined. They will be evaluated at the beginning and end of their quarantine period, the Health Ministry said.
“We will also perform serological tests on close contacts to determine if the case could have been infected by them,” the ministry added.
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IMPORTED CASES
The remaining 27 new cases were imported. All were put on notice to stay home or in isolation upon arrival in Singapore.
Five are Singaporeans and permanent residents who returned from Indonesia, India and Myanmar.
Five imported cases are work pass holders that arrived from the United Arab Emirates and India.
Sixteen imported cases are work permit holders who arrived from Indonesia, India, Myanmar and the Philippines, of which 14 are foreign domestic workers.
The remaining imported case is a short-term visitor pass holder who arrived from Indonesia to visit his son from Singapore.
RECOVERIES
Ten more cases of COVID-19 have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing the total recoveries to 58,459.
There are 56 cases that are still in the hospital. Most are stable or improving, with one case in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
A total of 85 are being isolated and cared for in community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms or are clinically well, but still test positive for COVID-19.
As of Friday, Singapore has reported a total of 58,629 COVID-19 cases, with 29 deaths from the disease.
MANDARIN’S GARDEN APPROVED TO REOPEN
On Friday, the Health Ministry also said Mandarin Orchard’s reopening was approved after investigations found no further transmission beyond the 13 imported COVID-19 cases that were reported at the hotel.
All hotel staff tested negative for COVID-19 using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, while the serological tests of 11 staff members were positive, indicating the likelihood of past infections.
“These findings indicate that there is no ongoing transmission in Mandarin Orchard Singapore,” the Ministry of Health said.
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To prevent the spread of a potentially more contagious strain of the COVID-19 virus circulating in South Africa, Singapore announced on Friday that it will restrict the entry of some travelers from the country.
People with a history of travel to South Africa in the last 14 days will not be able to enter or transit through Singapore from Monday. This applies to long-term pass holders and short-term visitors, including those who have obtained prior approval to enter Singapore.
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