SINGAPORE: Precautionary measures have been stepped up to help minimise the potential spread of the novel coronavirus at Victoria Junior College, after a teacher at the school was one of three newly infected patients in Singapore.
The college will thoroughly disinfect the staff room, pantry and the teaching rooms the teacher was in, said Ms Liew Wei Li, director of schools at the Ministry of Education (MOE), at a media briefing on Friday (Feb 7).
AdvertisementAdvertisementCo-curricular activities at the college have been suspended for two weeks with immediate effect, and instead of lectures there will be more “tutorial-size” classes, she said.
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The 42-year-old Singaporean teacher first reported symptoms on Sunday and was admitted to hospital three days later, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
She had been absent from school for the past week on medical leave due to a high fever, and was last at school on Jan 31, MOE said in a press release.
AdvertisementAdvertisementA few colleagues and students were in close contact with her and will be given 14 days’ leave of absence starting from the last day of contact, said Ms Liew.
[h=3]READ: Novel coronavirus: 3 new patients in Singapore with no China travel, link to existing cases[/h][h=3]READ: Novel coronavirus in Singapore: What we know about the confirmed cases[/h]Singapore on Friday announced three new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of people confirmed to have the virus in the country to 33.
In addition to the teacher, the other two cases are a 53-year-old Singaporean man who had been in Malaysia on Jan 6, 11 and 17 and a 39-year-old Singaporean woman who had also been in Malaysia from Jan 22 to 29.
None of the three new patients is linked to the existing cases or have been in China recently, said the health ministry.
[h=3]READ: Coronavirus outbreak: Singapore raises DORSCON level to orange; schools to suspend inter-school, external activities[/h][h=3]READ: What you need to know about additional precautionary measures under DORSCON Orange[/h]The Government also raised the risk assessment for the novel coronavirus outbreak from DORSCON Yellow to DORSCON Orange, introducing additional precautionary measures.
These include the suspension of inter-school and external activities with immediate effect until the end of the March school holidays.
All schools and teachers will also continue to implement previously announced enhanced measures such as classroom-based assemblies.
The novel coronavirus outbreak started in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province, but has since spread to more than 20 countries.
More than 600 people have died and at least 30,000 people have been infected with the disease, the vast majority of them in China.
[h=3]BOOKMARK THIS: Our comprehensive coverage of the Wuhan coronavirus and its developments[/h]Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the Wuhan virus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram
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The college will thoroughly disinfect the staff room, pantry and the teaching rooms the teacher was in, said Ms Liew Wei Li, director of schools at the Ministry of Education (MOE), at a media briefing on Friday (Feb 7).
AdvertisementAdvertisementCo-curricular activities at the college have been suspended for two weeks with immediate effect, and instead of lectures there will be more “tutorial-size” classes, she said.
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The 42-year-old Singaporean teacher first reported symptoms on Sunday and was admitted to hospital three days later, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
She had been absent from school for the past week on medical leave due to a high fever, and was last at school on Jan 31, MOE said in a press release.
AdvertisementAdvertisementA few colleagues and students were in close contact with her and will be given 14 days’ leave of absence starting from the last day of contact, said Ms Liew.
[h=3]READ: Novel coronavirus: 3 new patients in Singapore with no China travel, link to existing cases[/h][h=3]READ: Novel coronavirus in Singapore: What we know about the confirmed cases[/h]Singapore on Friday announced three new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of people confirmed to have the virus in the country to 33.
In addition to the teacher, the other two cases are a 53-year-old Singaporean man who had been in Malaysia on Jan 6, 11 and 17 and a 39-year-old Singaporean woman who had also been in Malaysia from Jan 22 to 29.
None of the three new patients is linked to the existing cases or have been in China recently, said the health ministry.
[h=3]READ: Coronavirus outbreak: Singapore raises DORSCON level to orange; schools to suspend inter-school, external activities[/h][h=3]READ: What you need to know about additional precautionary measures under DORSCON Orange[/h]The Government also raised the risk assessment for the novel coronavirus outbreak from DORSCON Yellow to DORSCON Orange, introducing additional precautionary measures.
These include the suspension of inter-school and external activities with immediate effect until the end of the March school holidays.
All schools and teachers will also continue to implement previously announced enhanced measures such as classroom-based assemblies.
The novel coronavirus outbreak started in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province, but has since spread to more than 20 countries.
More than 600 people have died and at least 30,000 people have been infected with the disease, the vast majority of them in China.
[h=3]BOOKMARK THIS: Our comprehensive coverage of the Wuhan coronavirus and its developments[/h]Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the Wuhan virus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram
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