SINGAPORE: A dormitory resident was among four new COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore as of noon on Tuesday (Feb 23).
The remaining three cases were imported infections and had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update.
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Details of the new cases will be released on Tuesday night, said MOH.
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Monday's sole community case is a 43-year-old Singaporean who is the husband of a previous case, a 41-year-old Singaporean cabin crew member with Singapore Airlines.
He was identified as a close contact of his wife and was placed in quarantine on Feb 9. His swab taken on the same day was negative for COVID-19.
The man developed a fever and a loss of smell, during quarantine, but self-medicated and did not report his symptoms, said MOH. He was tested for COVID-19 on Feb 21 as part of MOH's protocol to test individuals during quarantine, and the test came back positive..
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As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported a total of59,883 COVID-19 cases.
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