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13 new Covid-19 cases, including one in community

SINGAPORE — Singapore reported 13 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday (Dec 5), including one in the community who had been placed in quarantine earlier, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

13 new Covid-19 cases, including one in community
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SINGAPORE — Singapore reported 13 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday (Dec 5), including one in the community who had been placed in quarantine earlier, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

The remaining 12 cases are all imported ones, MOH said in a press statement.

The community case (case 58461) involved a 57-year-old Filipino sea crew who arrived from the Philippines on the Normand Australis vessel which docked at Tuas Port 2 on Nov 18.

He had earlier been identified as a close contact of Case 58357, and was already placed on quarantine at a government quarantine facility since Nov 22.

Prior to that, he had not disembarked from the ship. Before boarding the ship, he had undergone a Covid-19 pre-departure test on Nov 2 which came back negative.

Upon the ship’s arrival in Singapore, all 18 crew members were swabbed on Nov 19 and all of them tested negative except for Case 58357.

"As a precautionary measure, the crew members were placed on quarantine, and Case 58461 was moved to a government quarantine facility to serve his quarantine," said MOH. 

"He is asymptomatic, and was swabbed during quarantine to verify his status. His serological test has come back positive."

Of the 12 imported cases, 11 had been placed on stay-home notices or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.

The remaining case is a 53-year-old Singaporean who had travelled to Indonesia under the Business Travel Pass.

He had undergone a Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction test upon his return to Singapore on Nov 28, and self-isolated while waiting for his test result.

"His test came back negative but he developed symptoms on Dec 2, and was tested for Covid-19 when he sought medical treatment at a general practitioner clinic," said MOH.

His infection was confirmed on Dec 4, and he is currently isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

Prior to hospitalisation, he had gone to work at ASL Shipyard at 19 Pandan Road, but had not interacted with his colleagues, said MOH.

"His serological test has come back negative, which indicates likely current infection. All his identified close contacts have been isolated and placed on quarantine."

The other 11 imported cases involved those who have arrived from the United States (two), India (one), Indonesia (six), Nepal (one) and the Philippines (one). 

Amongst the new cases on Saturday, 10 are asymptomatic, and were detected from the authorities' proactive screening and surveillance, while three were symptomatic.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained low, with a total of four cases in the past week, of whom three are currently unlinked, said MOH.

UPDATES ON REMAINING CASES

The number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore now stands at 58,255.

Of these, 58,158 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including six on Saturday. 

There are still 26 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none is in the intensive care unit.

The remaining 42 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19.

To date, 29 people have passed away from complications due to Covid-19 infection.

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