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By Emil Chan 10 May 2021 12:26AM (Updated: 10 May 2021 12:37AM )
SINGAPORE: A Grab private hire driver, a property risk assessment personnel, a cleaner and a Certis Cisco officer at Changi Airport Terminal 3 have tested "preliminarily positive" for the B1617 variant, which was first detected in India.
The four cases are among 10 new community cases reported on Sunday (May 9) and are pending further confirmatory tests, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER
Case 62969 is a 38-year-old Singaporean who works as a private hire car driver with Grab and is not linked to previous cases.
He has not worked since the onset of symptoms, said the Health Ministry.
On May 7, the man developed a fever and cough. He sought medical treatment on the same day at a general practitioner clinic, where he was tested for COVID-19.
His test result came back positive the next day and he was taken by ambulance to Alexandra Hospital. His serological test result is negative.
The man lives with his girlfriend who is a short-term visit pass holder who arrived from Vietnam on Apr 12, said MOH. She served her stay-home notice at a dedicated facility until Apr 26.
Her test taken on Apr 25 was negative for COVID-19.
PROPERTY RISK ASSESSMENT PERSONNEL
The second case is a 40-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a risk assessment personnel at Landlease and is not linked to previous cases.
Identified as Case 62998, she has been working from home since Apr 30, said MOH.
She developed a fever on May 7 and sought medical treatment on the same day at a general practitioner clinic, where she was tested for COVID-19.
Her test result came back positive the next day and she was taken in an ambulance to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
Her serological test result is negative.
CHANGI AIRPORT CLEANER
The third case is 51-year-old work permit holder who is employed by Ramky Cleantech Services as a cleaner and deployed at Changi Airport Terminal 3.
The woman, who is identified as Case 62971, is a colleague of Case 62873 - an 88-year-old cleaner employed by Ramky Cleantech Services and deployed to Terminal 3 as well.
The 51-year-old had last gone to work on May 3.
She was tested on May 5 as part of rostered routine testing but her pooled test result came back "inconclusive" and she was tested again on May 7, said MOH.
On the same day, she was contacted by MOH and placed on phone surveillance after she was identified as a colleague of Case 62873.
On May 7 night, she developed a cough and a headache and she sought medical treatment the next day at a polyclinic.
Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 on the same day and she was taken in an ambulance to Gleneagles Hospital.
The woman’s earlier tests from rostered routine testing - the last being on Apr 21 – were all negative for COVID-19. Her serology test result is negative.
CHANGI AIRPORT AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICER
The fourth case, Case 62972, is a 57-year-old Singaporean auxiliary police officer who is employed by Certis Cisco and works at Changi Airport Terminal 3.
The man’s job entails maintaining crowd control and checking travellers’ documents and he has not gone to work since the onset of symptoms, MOH said.
The man developed a cough on May 7 and sought medical treatment at a general practitioner clinic, where he was tested for COVID-19.
His test result came back positive for COVID-19 the next day and he was taken in an ambulance to Alexandra Hospital.
His earlier tests from rostered routine testing - the last being on May 2 - were all negative. His serological test result is negative.
The man received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Feb 15 and the second dose on Mar 8.
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4 new COVID-19 cases, including Grab driver, test 'preliminarily positive' for B1617 variant from India
File photo of a Grab car. (Photo: Facebook/Grab)By Emil Chan 10 May 2021 12:26AM (Updated: 10 May 2021 12:37AM )
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SINGAPORE: A Grab private hire driver, a property risk assessment personnel, a cleaner and a Certis Cisco officer at Changi Airport Terminal 3 have tested "preliminarily positive" for the B1617 variant, which was first detected in India.
The four cases are among 10 new community cases reported on Sunday (May 9) and are pending further confirmatory tests, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER
Case 62969 is a 38-year-old Singaporean who works as a private hire car driver with Grab and is not linked to previous cases.
He has not worked since the onset of symptoms, said the Health Ministry.
On May 7, the man developed a fever and cough. He sought medical treatment on the same day at a general practitioner clinic, where he was tested for COVID-19.
His test result came back positive the next day and he was taken by ambulance to Alexandra Hospital. His serological test result is negative.
The man lives with his girlfriend who is a short-term visit pass holder who arrived from Vietnam on Apr 12, said MOH. She served her stay-home notice at a dedicated facility until Apr 26.
Her test taken on Apr 25 was negative for COVID-19.
PROPERTY RISK ASSESSMENT PERSONNEL
The second case is a 40-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a risk assessment personnel at Landlease and is not linked to previous cases.
Identified as Case 62998, she has been working from home since Apr 30, said MOH.
She developed a fever on May 7 and sought medical treatment on the same day at a general practitioner clinic, where she was tested for COVID-19.
Her test result came back positive the next day and she was taken in an ambulance to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
Her serological test result is negative.
CHANGI AIRPORT CLEANER
The third case is 51-year-old work permit holder who is employed by Ramky Cleantech Services as a cleaner and deployed at Changi Airport Terminal 3.
The woman, who is identified as Case 62971, is a colleague of Case 62873 - an 88-year-old cleaner employed by Ramky Cleantech Services and deployed to Terminal 3 as well.
The 51-year-old had last gone to work on May 3.
She was tested on May 5 as part of rostered routine testing but her pooled test result came back "inconclusive" and she was tested again on May 7, said MOH.
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On the same day, she was contacted by MOH and placed on phone surveillance after she was identified as a colleague of Case 62873.
On May 7 night, she developed a cough and a headache and she sought medical treatment the next day at a polyclinic.
Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 on the same day and she was taken in an ambulance to Gleneagles Hospital.
The woman’s earlier tests from rostered routine testing - the last being on Apr 21 – were all negative for COVID-19. Her serology test result is negative.
CHANGI AIRPORT AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICER
The fourth case, Case 62972, is a 57-year-old Singaporean auxiliary police officer who is employed by Certis Cisco and works at Changi Airport Terminal 3.
The man’s job entails maintaining crowd control and checking travellers’ documents and he has not gone to work since the onset of symptoms, MOH said.
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The man developed a cough on May 7 and sought medical treatment at a general practitioner clinic, where he was tested for COVID-19.
His test result came back positive for COVID-19 the next day and he was taken in an ambulance to Alexandra Hospital.
His earlier tests from rostered routine testing - the last being on May 2 - were all negative. His serological test result is negative.
The man received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Feb 15 and the second dose on Mar 8.
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