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A new cluster linked to a cook at Wok Hey in White Sands mall has also been reported.
A cluster at Changi Prison Complex and another linked to a cook at WOK HEY at White Sands Shopping Mall are the two new clusters identified on Sunday (May 16). (File photo/Google Street View)
By Ang Hwee Min 17 May 2021 01:46AM (Updated: 17 May 2021 01:50AM )
SINGAPORE: Two new COVID-19 clusters have been identified, including one at Changi Prison Complex and another linked to a cook who works at Wok Hey at White Sands shopping mall.
Two of the 38 new COVID-19 community cases reported on Sunday (May 16) are linked to the cluster at Changi Prison, while another is linked to the Wok Hey cook, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
CHANGI PRISON COMPLEX
Two new cases are linked to the Changi Prison Complex cluster. Both were already placed in quarantine on May 13.
Case 63294 is a 35-year-old Chinese national who works as a cargo driver at SATS Food. The man is a household contact of Case 63160, a 39-year-old Chinese national who is employed by SATS Food Services as a cook in the prison, and who tested positive on May 13.
Case 63294 is asymptomatic and was detected when he was tested on May 13 during quarantine. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 on May 15. His serology test is pending.
The man received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Feb 4, and the second dose on Feb 25.
The other case linked to the cluster, Case 63300, is a 22-year-old Vietnamese man who is currently unemployed. He developed a cough, blocked nose and sore throat on May 11 and did not seek treatment, said MOH.
After being identified as a household contact of Case 63160, he was tested for COVID-19 after being placed in quarantine, and the results came back positive on May 15. His serology test result is also pending.
The cluster now has four cases. This includes Case 63253 - a 32-year-old Singaporean inmate - who also worked in the Changi Prison kitchen and tested positive for COVID-19 on May 14 after he was quarantined.
About 5,000 inmates, staff and partners at Changi Prison are being tested for COVID-19 after Case 63160 was confirmed to have the infection.
WOK HEY COOK
One more case, Case 63280, is a family member and household contact of a cook who works at Wok Hey at White Sands mall , Case 63166. They are family members and household contacts of Case 63241, a 55-year-old Singaporean who is a homemaker.
Case 63280 is a 26-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a customer service officer at Wareesan Management.
She developed a sore throat on May 10 and did not seek medical treatment, said MOH.
As she was identified as a close contact of Case 63166, she was placed in quarantine on May 13 but did not report her symptom, added the Health Ministry.
She was tested for COVID-19 on May 14, and her test result came back positive on May 15. On the same day, she developed a fever and sore throat. Her serology test result is pending.
There are three cases in this cluster.
Singapore reported 38 new community COVID-19 cases on Sunday, of which 21 are linked to previous cases and 17 are unlinked, said MOH.
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Changi Prison Complex among 2 new COVID-19 clusters identified
A new cluster linked to a cook at Wok Hey in White Sands mall has also been reported.
A cluster at Changi Prison Complex and another linked to a cook at WOK HEY at White Sands Shopping Mall are the two new clusters identified on Sunday (May 16). (File photo/Google Street View)
By Ang Hwee Min 17 May 2021 01:46AM (Updated: 17 May 2021 01:50AM )
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SINGAPORE: Two new COVID-19 clusters have been identified, including one at Changi Prison Complex and another linked to a cook who works at Wok Hey at White Sands shopping mall.
Two of the 38 new COVID-19 community cases reported on Sunday (May 16) are linked to the cluster at Changi Prison, while another is linked to the Wok Hey cook, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
READ: 38 new community COVID-19 cases in Singapore, highest in more than a year
CHANGI PRISON COMPLEX
Two new cases are linked to the Changi Prison Complex cluster. Both were already placed in quarantine on May 13.
Case 63294 is a 35-year-old Chinese national who works as a cargo driver at SATS Food. The man is a household contact of Case 63160, a 39-year-old Chinese national who is employed by SATS Food Services as a cook in the prison, and who tested positive on May 13.
Case 63294 is asymptomatic and was detected when he was tested on May 13 during quarantine. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 on May 15. His serology test is pending.
The man received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Feb 4, and the second dose on Feb 25.
The other case linked to the cluster, Case 63300, is a 22-year-old Vietnamese man who is currently unemployed. He developed a cough, blocked nose and sore throat on May 11 and did not seek treatment, said MOH.
After being identified as a household contact of Case 63160, he was tested for COVID-19 after being placed in quarantine, and the results came back positive on May 15. His serology test result is also pending.
The cluster now has four cases. This includes Case 63253 - a 32-year-old Singaporean inmate - who also worked in the Changi Prison kitchen and tested positive for COVID-19 on May 14 after he was quarantined.
About 5,000 inmates, staff and partners at Changi Prison are being tested for COVID-19 after Case 63160 was confirmed to have the infection.
READ; About 5,000 inmates, staff to be tested for COVID-19 after cook at Changi Prison tests positive
READ: Changi Prison inmate who contracted COVID-19 worked in prison kitchen
WOK HEY COOK
One more case, Case 63280, is a family member and household contact of a cook who works at Wok Hey at White Sands mall , Case 63166. They are family members and household contacts of Case 63241, a 55-year-old Singaporean who is a homemaker.
Case 63280 is a 26-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a customer service officer at Wareesan Management.
She developed a sore throat on May 10 and did not seek medical treatment, said MOH.
As she was identified as a close contact of Case 63166, she was placed in quarantine on May 13 but did not report her symptom, added the Health Ministry.
She was tested for COVID-19 on May 14, and her test result came back positive on May 15. On the same day, she developed a fever and sore throat. Her serology test result is pending.
There are three cases in this cluster.
Singapore reported 38 new community COVID-19 cases on Sunday, of which 21 are linked to previous cases and 17 are unlinked, said MOH.
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