SINGAPORE: Two community cases were among the 10 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Thursday (Feb 25).
The remaining eight infections were imported cases and had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary daily update.
AdvertisementAdvertisementNo new infections were reported in foreign worker dormitories.
Details of the new cases will be released on Thursday night, said MOH.
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A new COVID-19 cluster involving three confirmed cases has been identified in Singapore, after the Indonesian maid of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member and her husband tested positive for the coronavirus.
The 35-year-old domestic helper was among the seven new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Wednesday.
The health ministry said she has also tested preliminarily positive for the B117 strain and is pending further confirmatory tests.
AdvertisementThe Indonesian woman was identified as a close contact of the cabin crew member and placed on quarantine on Feb 9.
[h=3]READ: Singapore receives its first shipment of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine[/h]Her swab and serology test on Feb 9 were negative for COVID-19. She then developed a cough on Feb 20 during quarantine but it was not reported to the health ministry.
She was tested for COVID-19 on Feb 22 and her result came back positive for COVID-19 infection the next day.
"Her serological test result has come back positive but this is likely to be a recent infection," said MOH.
As of Thursday, Singapore has reported a total of 59,900 COVID-19 cases.
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