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This time, however, such places will be shut down for two days to undergo deep cleaning. The big question is why? It can t be just that there are more community cases. Eight of the 13 infections forming the cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) are patients who have not been roaming around, so essentially only the five staff members are of concern. One possible reason it is different this time could be the fear that this outbreak may be caused by a viral variant of concern. These are mutations that are believed to spread more easily and cause more severe illness. ....
SINGAPORE - The Covid-19 cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) is of concern, but there is no need to be overly worried, said several experts. As the pandemic rages on elsewhere, the development is a reminder that hospitals are vulnerable and infection control needs to be taken extremely seriously. A nurse who had been fully vaccinated was diagnosed with Covid-19 on Tuesday (April 27) after coming down with a cough, body ache and sore throat. Another eight patients and staff have been diagnosed. They are linked to the nurse (Case 62541), and were detected from proactive testing of patients and staff in the affected ward, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday afternoon (April 29). ....
SINGAPORE - The past week has delivered a Covid-19 shocker to Singapore, not just because of the increase in community cases - there were 10 - but also the infections in people who had been vaccinated or who had been previously infected. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said last Thursday (April 22) that 17 workers residing in Westlite Woodlands dormitory who had recovered from Covid-19 infections were found to be infected again. Others are now being tested. The following day, the MOH announced that an Indonesian seaman who had received his first vaccine dose tested positive. Last Saturday, two more seamen who had received their first dose of vaccine were also found to be infected. ....
Post-vaccine infections are to be expected, say experts tnp.sg - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tnp.sg Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The study findings were published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, following a randomised clinical trial conducted among 3,037 healthy migrant workers quarantined in Tuas South Dormitory, a large multi-storey dormitory. “The repurposing of existing drugs is an important global strategy against Covid-19,” said Associate Professor Raymond Seet, Senior Consultant, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital (NUH) and Department of Medicine, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine). “Until mass-vaccination is successfully implemented globally, non-pharmacological interventions such as masking and physical distancing are the only proven measures to mitigate transmission of Covid-19, said Seet, who is also the lead author of the interventional clinical study. ....