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Covid-19: Illegal immigrant nabbed by Police Coast Guard among imported cases

SINGAPORE — A 27-year-old Indonesian man who had entered Singapore waters without valid documentation was found to have Covid-19 when tested during isolation. He was earlier arrested by the Police Coast Guard and had no symptoms of the disease.

A man arrested by the Police Coast Guard had no symptoms of Covid-19 but was infected.

A man arrested by the Police Coast Guard had no symptoms of Covid-19 but was infected.

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  • Singapore reported nine new Covid-19 cases on June 28, four of which were in the community
  • All four were linked to confirmed cases
  • There were five imported infections and no new cases in migrant worker dormitories
  • Three clusters have closed, including the one linked to the Jem-Westgate malls

 

SINGAPORE — A 27-year-old Indonesian man who had entered Singapore waters without valid documentation was found to have Covid-19 when tested during isolation. He was earlier arrested by the Police Coast Guard and had no symptoms of the disease.

His case was among the five imported infections added to the daily count on Monday (June 28).

The other four cases recorded for the day were community infections, which have all been traced to earlier cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

This is the lowest number of community cases recorded in a day since June 11, when there were three in the community.

One of them was linked to the cluster at Block 105 Henderson Crescent, bringing the infections there to 13.

He is a 60-year-old Singaporean man who works at decorative surfaces specialist firm Lam Chuan Import-Export.

The man did not have any symptoms and was quarantined on June 26. He was tested for the coronavirus and the results came back positive the next day.

The other three cases in the community were:

  • A 37-year-old Singaporean man employed by electronics store Best Denki as a television installer. He developed a fever and body aches on June 17 but did not see a doctor. He was placed in quarantine on June 25, tested for the virus and confirmed to be infected on June 27

  • An 81-year-old Singaporean man who is a retiree. He was quarantined on June 26 and developed a cough that same day but did not report his symptoms to the authorities

  • A 56-year-old Singaporean man who works as an engineer at national water agency PUB. He was quarantined on June 25 and his first test result was inconclusive. A second test confirmed his infection on June 28

Apart from the illegal immigrant, the other imported cases were:

  • Two Singaporeans who returned from Pakistan

  • One student’s pass holder who came from Indonesia

  • One work permit holder who arrived from Indonesia

They were placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has fallen from 103 in the week before to 86 in the past week.

The number of community cases with no known links has dipped slightly from 16 in the week before to 15 in the past week.

MOH also said that the following clusters have been closed because no more cases had surfaced for the past two incubation periods:

  • One linked to a 68-year-old Singaporean man who works as a manager at Phoenix Entertainment Karaoke TV Music Lounge

  • Those linked to Chevy’s Bar and Bistro as well as the Jem-Westgate malls

UPDATE ON REMAINING CASES

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore is now 62,553.

Of these, 62,212 people have fully recovered and been discharged, including 17 on Monday.

There are still 135 patients in hospitals. Of these, most are stable or improving, and three are in critical condition under intensive care.

Another 170 patients are isolated at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.

Thirty-six people have died from complications due to the disease.

 

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