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SINGAPORE: There were nine new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (February 13), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update.
All new infections were imported and placed on admission notice upon arrival in Singapore.
This is the lowest daily figure in more than six weeks.
Details of the new cases will be released Saturday night, the Health Ministry said.
NEW CLUSTER IN CHINATOWN COMPLEX
A new group of COVID-19 linked to a Chinatown Complex stall owner was identified on Friday after his wife and two children also tested positive for the disease.
The owner of the stall is a 66-year-old permanent resident identified as Case 60138. He first developed a dry cough on January 28 and “anosmia,” or loss of smell, on February 9, but did not seek medical attention, the ministry said. Health (MOH).
His infection was detected through community surveillance tests of merchants and shop owners in Chinatown on February 9.
The man’s wife, a 62-year-old homemaker, and their children, 32 and 33, tested positive two days later, on February 11.
The 32-year-old, who works part-time as a waiter at Swensen’s in Changi Airport Terminal 3, reported symptoms and was taken to the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), where he was tested for COVID-19.
His mother and brother were quarantined in a dedicated facility on February 10 and tested on February 11, although they did not report any symptoms. They were taken to the NCID by ambulance after their tests came back positive the same day.
The Health Ministry noted that the stall owner and his family do not use the TraceTogether app, and although they all have TraceTogether tokens, they do not carry their tokens with them.
“Individuals are reminded to turn on their TraceTogether app or carry their TraceTogether token at all times so that we can quickly identify and isolate close contacts from COVID-19 cases and limit additional infections,” the MOH said.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported a total of 59,786 COVID-19 cases.
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