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SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 cluster involving workers at Pasir Panjang Terminal has grown to eight cases after two more tested positive for the coronavirus.
Both had earlier been placed on quarantine as they were identified as close contacts of previous cases.
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One of them is a 27-year-old Malaysian who works as a car groomer at BlackNano, located at 1 Bukit Batok Crescent. The man, a work permit holder, does not typically interact with customers, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (May 8).
SINGAPORE - Three men working at Changi Airport were among seven new Covid-19 community cases reported on Saturday (May 8).
As a precaution, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said it will test all staff working at Changi Airport Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, and Jewel.
The first case is a 57-year-old aviation officer who screens departing and transiting passengers at Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 3.
The Singaporean was tested for Covid-19 as part of rostered routine testing (RRT) on Wednesday and developed a sore throat in the evening but did not seek medical treatment, said MOH. He went to work the next day, and his sore throat worsened.
His serological test result is pending.
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The second community case is a 22-year-old full-time national serviceman (NSF) with the Singapore Armed Forces, linked to the Pasir Panjang Terminal cluster.
This takes the total number of cases linked to the cluster - Singapore s newest - to five.
The permanent resident is a household contact of a 59-year-old trailer truck driver who was reported to have Covid-19 on Wednesday.
The NSF was quarantined on Tuesday after the trailer truck driver tested positive and was immediately isolated while at Sembawang Camp.
On Wednesday, he was tested for the virus even though he was asymptomatic. His test result came back positive the next day, and he was taken to Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital. His serology test result is negative.
SINGAPORE - A 72-year-old Singaporean retiree who had been sent to Raffles Hospital for a heart condition on Wednesday (May 5) was among four new community cases on Friday.
The man tested positive for Covid-19 the next day even though he was asymptomatic, and his serology test also came back positive - indicating he could be shedding minute fragments of the virus RNA from a past infection which are no longer transmissible and infective to others, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). But given that we are not able to definitively conclude when he had been infected, we will take all the necessary public health actions as a precautionary measure, said the ministry.
May 06, 2021
Sembawang Camp and Changi Airport Terminal 3.
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SINGAPORE - There were two Covid-19 cases in the community announced on Thursday (May 6), with one unlinked and the other linked to the Pasir Panjang Terminal cluster.
The unlinked case was a fully vaccinated cleaner who works at Changi Airport Terminal 3, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The 88-year-old Singaporean has not returned to work since he started having a runny nose and cough on Tuesday.
The cleaner, who is employed by Ramky Cleantech Services, sought medical treatment at a general practitioner clinic, where he was tested for Covid-19.
His test result came back positive on Wednesday, and he was taken to Sengkang General Hospital.