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Novel coronavirus: Singapore confirms 2 more cases, 1 of them a Certis Cisco officer who served quarantine orders on patients

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (Feb 10) reported two more new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases here to 45.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday confirmed two more new cases of the novel coronavirus, even as one patient has recovered to become the seventh to be discharged from hospital.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday confirmed two more new cases of the novel coronavirus, even as one patient has recovered to become the seventh to be discharged from hospital.

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SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (Feb 10) reported two more new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases here to 45.

One patient has recovered to become the seventh to be discharged from hospital, while another seven patients are in critical condition.

Of the two new cases, one is a Certis Cisco officer who had served quarantine orders on two individuals from Wuhan who subsequently tested positive for the virus.

The other is a two-year-old girl who was on the evacuation flight from Wuhan on Jan 30.

Of the 23 locally transmitted cases, epidemiological investigations and contact tracing have uncovered links between 15 of the cases with the three currently known clusters, MOH said.

Contact tracing is underway for the other eight locally transmitted cases, including Case 44, to establish if they are linked to previous cases or persons with travel history to mainland China.

About the confirmed cases

Case 44

  • A 37-year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH).
  • He reported onset of symptoms on Jan 31, and had sought treatment at a general practitioner clinic on Feb 2. He went to KTPH on Feb 6 where he was immediately isolated. Subsequent test results confirmed 2019-nCoV infection on the afternoon of Feb 9.
  • Prior to hospital admission, he had gone to work at Certis Cisco Centre (20 Jalan Afifi), and had been on duty at Chingay 2020. Prior to onset of symptoms, he had served quarantine orders on two individuals from Wuhan who were subsequently tested positive for 2019-nCoV.
  • He stays at Sembawang Drive.

Case 45

  • A two-year-old female Singapore Citizen who was evacuated from Wuhan on Jan 30. She was without symptoms when she boarded the flight, and was placed under quarantine upon landing in Singapore.
  • She was referred to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) on Feb 7 based on initial test results, and was immediately isolated.
  • She was subsequently confirmed to have 2019-nCoV infection on the morning of Feb 10.

Update on condition of confirmed cases

To date, a total of seven cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospital, MOH said. Of the 38 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. Seven are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Separately, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a statement that based on its checks, the employer of the Bangladeshi worker identified on Sunday as a new case had acted responsibly in helping its workers take precautionary measures against infection.

When the worker reported feeling unwell, the employer promptly enabled him to seek medical attention and kept him away from the workplace when he was on medical leave.

“Based on the information given by MOH, the Bangladeshi worker stayed in his room most of the time and his movement history was limited to his dormitory room and worksite,” MOM said.

Measures have been taken to ensure that all who were in close contact with the worker have been quarantined — including his roommates, the people who took the same company transport as him, and a project manager at the worksite.

The dormitory operator has also disinfected the premises.

MOM said it received reports on Monday of main contractors turning away workers who are residents of The Leo dormitory from their worksites due to fears of infection.

“MOM and MOH met with the Singapore Contractors Association Limited, the main contractors, and the dormitory operators on the same day to clarify that those who had close contact with the infected worker have been quarantined,” MOM said.

“MOM and MOH also gave assurance that the risk of transmission through casual contact is low and there is no need to turn away workers.”

Update on suspect cases, contact tracing

As of 12pm on Feb 10, 581 of the suspect cases have tested negative for 2019-nCoV, and 45 have tested positive, MOH said. Test results for the remaining 39 cases are pending.

Contact tracing for the confirmed cases is ongoing. MOH has identified 1,026 close contacts. Of the 927 who are still in Singapore, 896 have been contacted and are being quarantined or isolated. Efforts are ongoing to contact the remaining 31 close contacts.

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