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New viral variants from India believed to have sparked TTSH cluster

The New Paper Tan Tock Seng Hospital.PHOTO: EPA Lawrence Wong says new variant strains have higher attack rates, causing larger clusters than before JOYCE TEO, SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT May 05, 2021 06:00 am 0 Engagements New viral variants that originated in India - and are fuelling the devastating second wave there - are believed to have sparked Singapore s largest active cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Seven cases in three local clusters were found with B16172, a sublineage of a variant from India, said the Ministry of Health s (MOH) director of medical services Kenneth Mak yesterday. Of these, five are part of the TTSH cluster, which has grown to include 40 TTSH staff, patients and their relatives.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital Covid-19 cluster: What we know so far

May 01, 2021 The number of Covid-19 cases linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster has grown to 13, as of April 30, 2021. The Straits Times SINGAPORE - The number of Covid-19 cases linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) cluster has grown to 13 as of Friday (April 30). The cluster emerged following the diagnosis on April 27 of a nurse who works in a general ward.  Here s what we know so far about Singapore s first Covid-19 hospital cluster. 1. When were the cases detected? A fully vaccinated nurse from TTSH tested positive for Covid-19 on April 27. The 46-year-old Filipino woman developed a cough, sore throat and body aches, and sought medical treatment at TTSH. 

Covid-19 cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital: What we know so far

SINGAPORE - The number of Covid-19 cases linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) cluster has grown to 16 as at Saturday (May 1). The cluster emerged following the diagnosis on Tuesday (April 27) of a nurse who works in a general ward.  Here s what we know so far about Singapore s first Covid-19 hospital cluster. 1. When were the cases detected? A fully-vaccinated nurse from TTSHtested positive for Covid-19 on April 27.  The 46-year-old Filipino woman developed a cough, sore throat and body aches, and sought medical treatment at TTSH.  She was deployed at Ward 9D, a general ward. 2. Who are among those affected?

Singapore: Four TTSH wards locked down as Covid-19 cluster grows to 13; Nine new community infections and four linked to TTSH cluster

Four wards in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) have been locked down following the detection of a cluster of 13 cases there. - The Straits Times/ANN SINGAPORE, April 30 (The Straits Tinmes/ANN): Four wards in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) have been locked down following the detection of a cluster of 13 cases there. Singapore expects to detect more Covid-19 cases linked to this cluster in the coming days, and may take more stringent measures should widespread transmission be found, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday (April 30). He added that all public places visited by the cases during the time they were likely infectious will be closed for two days for cleaning. This will help reduce the chance of the virus spreading from undetected cases in the community, and also help facilitate the testing of staff, Gan said.

Singapore hospital hit by rare Covid outbreak

Singapore hospital hit by rare Covid outbreak AFP 10 hrs ago AFP © ROSLAN RAHMAN Thirteen new coronavirus cases in Singapore have been linked to Tan Tock Seng Hospital A Singapore hospital has locked down four wards after detecting coronavirus cases, authorities said Friday, a rare outbreak in a country that has largely brought the virus under control. After a partial lockdown and rigorous regime of testing and contact tracing, Covid-19 had almost disappeared in Singapore, with authorities in recent months reporting hardly any local transmission. But there were 16 infections on Thursday the highest daily count since July last year and another nine on Friday. 

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