Covid-19: Two new cases in Singapore, as Wizlearn Technologies cluster continues to grow

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (March 3) confirmed two more cases of Covid-19 in Singapore: One, a 70-year-old Singaporean worker at a restaurant located in West Coast Plaza, and the other, linked to the cluster at Wizlearn Technologies in Science Park.

This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 110.

No patients were discharged on Tuesday.

A total of 78 patients out of the 110 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospital. Of the 32 who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving.

Seven are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

THE LATEST CASES

Case 109

• Case 109 is a 70-year-old Singaporean man who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions.

• He is warded in an isolation room at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

• He reported the onset of symptoms on Feb 25 and had sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on Feb 27 and 28.

• He wnt to SGH on Feb 29 and was immediately isolated.

• Test results later confirmed he contracted the coronavirus on the afternoon of March 2.

• Before he was admitted, the man had gone to work at Fish Mart Sakuraya restaurant (154 West Coast Road) but had not served customers or handled food. He lives at Everton Park.

Case 110

• Case 110 is a 33-year-old Singaporean man who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions.

• He is warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

• He is linked to the cluster at Wizlearn Technologies.

LINKS BETWEEN PREVIOUS CASES

Further epidemiological investigations and contact tracing have uncovered links between previously announced and new cases. This was made possible with the assistance of the Singapore Police Force, MOH said.

• Six of the locally transmitted confirmed cases (Cases 31, 33, 38, 83, 90 and 91), as well as Cases 8 and 9, are linked to The Life Church and Missions Singapore. These six cases are linked to another 23 confirmed cases (Cases 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 78, 80, 81, 84, 88) who are linked to the Grace Assembly of God.

• Nine of the confirmed cases (Cases 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 34 and 40) are linked to Yong Thai Hang, a health product shop off Lavender Street.

• Three of the confirmed cases (Cases 30, 36 and 39) are linked to the business meeting held at the Grand Hyatt Singapore from Jan 20 to Jan 22.

• Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 42, 47, 52, 56 and 69) are linked to the Seletar Aerospace Heights construction site.

• Fourteen of the confirmed cases (Cases 93, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108 and 110) are linked to Wizlearn Technologies.

MOH said that investigations of these clusters are ongoing.

Contact tracing is underway for 11 locally transmitted cases to establish any links to previous cases or travel history to affected countries or regions.