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The Health Ministry said Malaysian truck drivers are not allowed to mingle in the community except for delivery purposes and are not allowed to stay overnight in Singapore.
Entrance to the Resorts World Sentosa casino. (File photo: Christy Yip)
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Sunday (February 21) that it is investigating a Malaysian truck driver who visited the Resorts World Sentosa casino on February 9 to assess whether there was any violation of current COVID-19 measures .
The driver who works as a freelance delivery man was denied entry to Singapore on Thursday after he tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test (ART) at Woodlands Checkpoint.
His polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test also came back positive on Friday.
The man’s previous trip to Singapore was on February 8, when he tested negative for COVID-19 for his ART at the checkpoint.
Investigations found that he had visited Resorts World Sentosa Casino on February 9, before leaving for Malaysia the same day, the ministry said.
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“Malaysian truckers cannot mix in the community except for delivery purposes and must not stay overnight,” the Health Ministry said.
“Investigations are being carried out to assess whether there was any breach of the relevant current measures.”
The ministry added Resorts World Sentosa Casino at 8 Sentosa Gateway to the list of public places visited by COVID-19 cases in the community during its infectious period on Sunday.
Singapore reported 11 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, all of them imported cases, bringing the national count to 59,869.
The Health Ministry said the Malaysian truck driver is not included in the case count because “he was not allowed to enter Singapore after his positive ART test.”
He added that he will take all necessary public health actions as a precautionary measure, including quarantining all identified close contacts.
