SINGAPORE: A Chinese man with pneumonia has been warded in Singapore and isolated after travelling to Wuhan, the Ministry of Health said on Friday (Jan 10).
More than 50 cases of a mystery viral pneumonia in Wuhan, located in central China's Hubei province, have been confirmed.
AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen the illness first broke out, it sparked fears about a resurgence of SARS, a flu-like virus that killed hundreds of people more than a decade ago.
China has since ruled out the illness might be SARS, which stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome. The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it may be due instead to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused SARS.
[h=3]READ: China pneumonia outbreak may be linked to new type of virus - WHO[/h][h=3]READ: China rules out SARS in mystery viral pneumonia outbreak[/h] AdvertisementAdvertisement[h=3]READ: MOH monitoring China pneumonia outbreak, will implement temperature screening at Changi Airport[/h]MOH announced last week it would implement temperature screening at Changi Airport for travellers coming from Wuhan.
"As of 10am, 10 January 2020, the Ministry of Health has been notified of a 26-year-old male Chinese national with pneumonia, who had travel history to Wuhan. He has been admitted for further assessment and treatment, and isolated as a precautionary measure," said MOH in a statement.
"His condition is stable," MOH added.
[h=3]READ: Chinese girl with pneumonia warded, isolated after travel to Wuhan: MOH[/h][h=3]READ: Tests show Chinese girl warded with pneumonia, Wuhan travel history not linked to outbreak in China: MOH[/h]This is the second such case in Singapore this year, after a three-year-old Chinese girl with pneumonia was warded last Saturday. On Sunday, it was revealed that the girl's condition was not linked to the pneumonia cluster in Wuhan and that she suffered a common childhood viral illness.
Neither the girl nor the man was found to have visited the Huanan seafood wholesale market associated with the Wuhan situation.
MOH said investigations to establish if the man's case was linked to the pneumonia cluster in China were "ongoing".
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