May 10, 2021
Four workers at Changi Airport and three TTSH patients are among the new Covid-19 community cases reported on May 9, 2021.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Four of the 10 new community cases announced on Sunday (May 9) are people who work at Changi Airport Terminal 3.
They are linked to an 88-year-old cleaner deployed at Changi Airport Terminal 3 and was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday night that three other community cases are linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) cluster, while the remaining three are currently unlinked.
There are currently eight people linked to the Changi Airport cluster.
SINGAPORE - Many hospitals in Singapore have begun swabbing all staff to detect Covid-19 cases, if any, as early as possible.
At the same time, patient-facing staff, particularly those who work in emergency departments and wards, will continue to be tested regularly as part of a nationwide initiative for all hospitals.
This follows the emergence of a Covid-19 cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), which has since grown to be the country s largest active cluster, with 43 cases currently.
The cluster has been linked to a new variant of the coronavirus first identified in India, which is now in the grip of a devastating second wave of the disease.
A private hospital organised a Covid-19 vaccination drive for individuals with autism on Saturday, most of whom struggle to wait for long and get “anxious in a crowd”.
Apollo Gleneagles Hospital administered the first dose of Covishield to individuals with autism in the age group of 19 to 35 years from four centres in the city that work with such persons.
Waiting in a crowd, maintaining physical distance and masking up for hours is a challenge for individuals with autism, said those working with children and individuals with autism.
The two-hour window saved individuals with autism and their parents or guardians the hassle of waiting in long queues.
They are linked to an 88-year-old cleaner deployed at Changi Airport Terminal 3 and was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday night that three other community cases are linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) cluster, while the remaining three are currently unlinked.
There are currently eight people linked to the Changi Airport cluster.
One of the four new cases who works at Changi Airport Terminal 3 is a 51-year-old work permit holder who is employed by Ramky Cleantech Services as a cleaner.
She had last gone to work on May 3 and was tested on May 5 as part of rostered routine testing (RRT) but her pooled test result came back inconclusive, and she was tested again on Friday.
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SINGAPORE: A Grab driver, a property risk assessment employee, a cleaner and an auxiliary police officer at Changi Airport Terminal 3 have tested preliminarily positive for the B1617 variant of the coronavirus - a variant that was first detected in India.
The four cases are among 10 new community cases reported in Singapore on Sunday (May 9) and are pending further confirmatory tests, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
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