6 new imported Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 8-year-old girl

SINGAPORE — Singapore on Wednesday (Dec 9) reported six new imported cases of Covid-19. There are no cases in the wider community.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that five of the six infections have no symptoms.

The imported cases include a 64-year-old Singaporean man who returned from Indonesia as well as two permanent residents — an eight-year-old girl and a 39-year-old man — who had travel histories to India.

The other three cases are work permit holders — women aged between 26 and 47 — who arrived from Indonesia.

All six imported cases had been placed on stay-home notices upon their arrival in Singapore and were tested for the coronavirus.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained low with a total of one case in the past week, which is linked to a previously confirmed infection, MOH said.

In an update on the cruise passenger who was diagnosed on board the Royal Caribbean International’s Quantum of the Seas cruise liner, MOH said that it will conduct another test on Thursday to confirm if the man has an infection.

This after he tested negative in two subsequent tests at the National Public Health Laboratory following his earlier positive test on board the cruise liner.

UPDATES ON REMAINING CASES

The total number of infections in Singapore now stands at 58,291.

Of these, 58,182 people have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including six on Wednesday.

There are still 20 patients in hospitals and most are in stable condition or improving. No one is in intensive care.

Another 60 patients are isolated at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.

Twenty-nine people have died from complications due to the disease.