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Singapore – The first case of the B117 infection, a more contagious variant of the Covid-19 virus currently spreading in the UK, was confirmed in Singapore by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
In its Wednesday (Dec 23) update, the MOH announced Case 58504, where a 17-year-old female Singaporean who had been studying in the UK from August 2020, was confirmed to be infected with the B117 strain.
The student returned to Singapore on Dec 6 and served her stay-home-notice (SHN) at a designated facility upon arrival. The woman had developed a fever the next day and was confirmed Covid-19 positive on Dec 8.
This brings the total number of cases to 58,422.
There are no new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infections, and no cases residing in dormitories today.
Breakdown of 19 imported cases
Amongst the new cases reported on Dec. 20, 18 of them were asymptomatic.
Here s a breakdown of the imported cases:
Two (Cases 58640 and 58652) are Singaporeans
Three (Cases 58638, 58643 and 58658) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from the UK and India
Two are a Work Pass holder (Case 58644) and a Work Permit holder (Case 58653) currently employed in Singapore who arrived from Russia and Indonesia
Three (Cases 58641, 58642 and 58657) are Long-Term Visit Pass holders who arrived from India
This brings the total number of cases to 58,386.
There are no new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infections today.
9 imported cases
Amongst them, three were returning Singaporeans or Permanent Residents.
Here s a breakdown of the imported cases:
Two Singaporeans(Cases 56813 and 58613)
One Singapore PR (Case 58608)
Three Work Permit holders (Cases 58609, 58614 and 58615)
One Dependant s Pass holder (Case 58607)
One Short-Term Visit Pass holder (Case 58610)
One Special Pass Holder(Case 58611)
13 more cases discharged
13 more cases of Covid-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
In all, 58,265 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
This brings the total number of cases to 58,353.
There are no new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infections today.
12 imported cases
Amongst the 12 imported cases, two (Cases 58570 and 58573) are Singaporeans and two (Cases 58577 and 58578) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines and India.
Another four (Cases 58571, 58579, 58580 and 58581) are Work Permit holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from India, Myanmar and Indonesia.
There are two Dependant’s Pass holders (Cases 58575 and 58576) who arrived from the UAE and India, and a Long-Term Visit Pass holder (Case 58569) who arrived from India.
The remaining case (Case 58574) is a Short-Term Visit Pass holder who is here to visit his Singaporean spouse.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 16 cases of Covid-19 in Singapore as of 12pm on Tuesday (Dec. 15).
This brings the total number of cases to 58,341. There are no new cases in the community.
15 imported cases
There are 15 imported cases, who had been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore.
Among the 15 imported cases, three (Cases 58554, 58555 and 58558) are Singaporeans who returned from India, as well as the U.K. and U.S.
Six are Work Pass (Case 58563) or Work Permit (Cases 58564, 58565, 58566, 58567 and 58568) holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from Brazil, India and Indonesia.
Another two are a Dependant’s Pass holders (Case 58553) who arrived from Spain and a Student’s Pass holder (Case 58556) who arrived from India.