SINGAPORE: Ten new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Singapore on Monday (Mar 9), including six linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster.
The cluster, which involved a private dinner function held at the Joy Garden restaurant in SAFRA Jurong on Feb 15, now has a total of 36 cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
AdvertisementAdvertisementOf the new cases, one is linked to the cluster at The Life Church and Mission Singapore, while the other three are imported cases.
The latest infections bring Singapore's total number of COVID-19 cases to 160.
Three more patients were also discharged, MOH said in the release.
To date, a total of 93 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospital.
AdvertisementAdvertisementOf the 67 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving, MOH said. Ten are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
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MOH in the release also announced that from Mar 7, foreigners who are short-term visit pass holders who seek treatment for COVID-19 in Singapore will need to pay for their treatment.
"In view of the rising number of COVID-19 infections globally, and the expected rise in the number of confirmed cases in Singapore, we will need to prioritise the resources at our public hospitals," said the ministry.
MOH added that it will continue to waive COVID-19 testing fees for all short-term visit pass holders as part of public health measures to identify and initiate contact tracing for confirmed cases who may have been infectious while in Singapore.
The government will continue to pay for the COVID-19 testing fees and hospital bill in full for Singapore residents and long term pass holders who are admitted to public hospitals for COVID-19.
NEW CASES
CASE 151
Case 151 is a 51-year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions.
He is a contact of Cases 66 and 91, and is linked to the cluster at The Life Church and Missions Singapore.
He reported onset of symptoms on 4 February and had sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on 5 February and 13 February, and at Yishun Polyclinic on Feb 8 and Feb 13.
As he had been identified to have attended the Chinese New Year gathering at Mei Hwan Drive on Jan 25, he was referred by MOH to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on Feb 22 even though he had recovered by then.
Subsequent serological test results on 8 March afternoon confirmed that he had an earlier COVID-19 infection. He stays at Yishun Ring Road.
CASE 152
Case 152 is an imported case involving a 65-year-old male Indonesian national who arrived in Singapore on 7 March. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
He reported onset of symptoms on 28 February while he was in Indonesia, and had sought treatment at a hospital in Jakarta on 2 March. He presented at SGH on 7 March. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 8 March afternoon.
CASE 153
Case 153 is likely to be an imported case involving a 65-year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in Indonesia from 25 February to 28 February. She reported that while she was in Indonesia, she had visited her sister who had pneumonia. She is currently warded in an isolation room at SGH.
She reported onset of symptoms on 3 March and had sought treatment at Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic on the same day and on 7 March. She presented at the emergency department at SGH on 7 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 8 March afternoon. Prior to hospital admission, she had mostly stayed at her home at Jalan Teck Whye.
CASE 154
Case 154 is an imported case involving a 52-year-old male British national. He arrived in Singapore on 6 March and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
CASE 155
Case 155 is a 47-year-old female Malaysian national who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, and who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. She is a contact of Case 128, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CASE 156
Case 156 is a 50-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. She is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CASE 157
Case 157 is a 54-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. She is a contact of Case 137, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CASE 158
Case 158 is a 53-year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). She is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CASE 159
Case 159 is a 59-year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NTFGH. He is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CASE 160
Case 160 is a five-year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. He is a family member of Case 145, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CRUISE SHIP TO DISEMBARK IN SINGAPORE
Passengers of a cruise ship will undergo health checks when they disembark in Singapore on Tuesday, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Monday.
The Costa Fortuna cruise ship will dock in Singapore as part of a scheduled call after it was turned away from other ports on its itinerary in Thailand and Malaysia.
Costa Fortuna, which has a home port in Singapore, has declared that none of its passengers currently aboard the ship have a fever or other symptoms of respiratory illness.
[h=3]READ: Costa Fortuna cruise passengers to undergo health checks when disembarking in Singapore[/h][h=3]READ: SIA cabin crew to wear face masks on flights as a 'precautionary measure' amid COVID-19 concerns[/h]On Monday, national carrier Singapore Airlines said that its cabin crew have been asked to wear face masks on flights.
This was a temporary "precautionary measure" to “minimise the risks for both its customers and staff”, it said.
In light of the outbreak, SIA flights have also been affected. Key affected destinations include Frankfurt, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Paris, Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo, the airline previously said.
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The cluster, which involved a private dinner function held at the Joy Garden restaurant in SAFRA Jurong on Feb 15, now has a total of 36 cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
AdvertisementAdvertisementOf the new cases, one is linked to the cluster at The Life Church and Mission Singapore, while the other three are imported cases.
The latest infections bring Singapore's total number of COVID-19 cases to 160.
Three more patients were also discharged, MOH said in the release.
To date, a total of 93 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospital.
AdvertisementAdvertisementOf the 67 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving, MOH said. Ten are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
[h=3]Explore our interactive: All the COVID-19 cases in Singapore and the clusters and links between them[/h]SHORT-TERM VISIT PASS HOLDERS TO PAY FOR OWN TREATMENT
MOH in the release also announced that from Mar 7, foreigners who are short-term visit pass holders who seek treatment for COVID-19 in Singapore will need to pay for their treatment.
"In view of the rising number of COVID-19 infections globally, and the expected rise in the number of confirmed cases in Singapore, we will need to prioritise the resources at our public hospitals," said the ministry.
MOH added that it will continue to waive COVID-19 testing fees for all short-term visit pass holders as part of public health measures to identify and initiate contact tracing for confirmed cases who may have been infectious while in Singapore.
The government will continue to pay for the COVID-19 testing fees and hospital bill in full for Singapore residents and long term pass holders who are admitted to public hospitals for COVID-19.
NEW CASES
CASE 151
Case 151 is a 51-year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions.
He is a contact of Cases 66 and 91, and is linked to the cluster at The Life Church and Missions Singapore.
He reported onset of symptoms on 4 February and had sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on 5 February and 13 February, and at Yishun Polyclinic on Feb 8 and Feb 13.
As he had been identified to have attended the Chinese New Year gathering at Mei Hwan Drive on Jan 25, he was referred by MOH to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on Feb 22 even though he had recovered by then.
Subsequent serological test results on 8 March afternoon confirmed that he had an earlier COVID-19 infection. He stays at Yishun Ring Road.
CASE 152
Case 152 is an imported case involving a 65-year-old male Indonesian national who arrived in Singapore on 7 March. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
He reported onset of symptoms on 28 February while he was in Indonesia, and had sought treatment at a hospital in Jakarta on 2 March. He presented at SGH on 7 March. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 8 March afternoon.
CASE 153
Case 153 is likely to be an imported case involving a 65-year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in Indonesia from 25 February to 28 February. She reported that while she was in Indonesia, she had visited her sister who had pneumonia. She is currently warded in an isolation room at SGH.
She reported onset of symptoms on 3 March and had sought treatment at Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic on the same day and on 7 March. She presented at the emergency department at SGH on 7 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 8 March afternoon. Prior to hospital admission, she had mostly stayed at her home at Jalan Teck Whye.
CASE 154
Case 154 is an imported case involving a 52-year-old male British national. He arrived in Singapore on 6 March and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
CASE 155
Case 155 is a 47-year-old female Malaysian national who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, and who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. She is a contact of Case 128, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CASE 156
Case 156 is a 50-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. She is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CASE 157
Case 157 is a 54-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. She is a contact of Case 137, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CASE 158
Case 158 is a 53-year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). She is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CASE 159
Case 159 is a 59-year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NTFGH. He is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CASE 160
Case 160 is a five-year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 9 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. He is a family member of Case 145, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
CRUISE SHIP TO DISEMBARK IN SINGAPORE
Passengers of a cruise ship will undergo health checks when they disembark in Singapore on Tuesday, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Monday.
The Costa Fortuna cruise ship will dock in Singapore as part of a scheduled call after it was turned away from other ports on its itinerary in Thailand and Malaysia.
Costa Fortuna, which has a home port in Singapore, has declared that none of its passengers currently aboard the ship have a fever or other symptoms of respiratory illness.
[h=3]READ: Costa Fortuna cruise passengers to undergo health checks when disembarking in Singapore[/h][h=3]READ: SIA cabin crew to wear face masks on flights as a 'precautionary measure' amid COVID-19 concerns[/h]On Monday, national carrier Singapore Airlines said that its cabin crew have been asked to wear face masks on flights.
This was a temporary "precautionary measure" to “minimise the risks for both its customers and staff”, it said.
In light of the outbreak, SIA flights have also been affected. Key affected destinations include Frankfurt, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Paris, Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo, the airline previously said.
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