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IT engineer who declined Covid-19 test despite runny nose is S'pore's sole new community case
MOH reported 10 new Covid-19 cases, with 1 in the community, on March 12, 2021.
MOH reported 10 new Covid-19 cases, with 1 in the community, on March 12, 2021.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - An IT engineer who works at Deutsche Bank was the sole Covid-19 community case announced on Friday (March 12).
He developed a runny nose on March 1 and sought medical treatment at a general practitioner's on the same day but declined to be tested for Covid-19, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The work pass holder, who has been working from home since his arrival from India in January, was given five days of medical leave and advised to return for a test if he did not recover, MOH added.
He was subsequently detected on Thursday when he took a Covid-19 pre-departure test in preparation for his trip to India.
His test result came back positive for the virus on the same day, and he was conveyed to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in an ambulance.
The IT engineer had previously arrived from India on Jan 16 and served a stay-home notice (SHN) at a dedicated facility until Jan 30.
His test taken on Jan 29 during SHN was negative for Covid-19.
The Indian national's serological test result is positive, which indicates a likely past infection.
"Those who are advised by their doctor to be tested for Covid-19 should do so, even if they are showing mild symptoms," MOH added.
There were also nine imported cases confirmed by the Health Ministry, taking Singapore's total to 60,080.
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IT engineer who declined Covid-19 test despite runny nose is S'pore's sole new community case
MOH reported 10 new Covid-19 cases, with 1 in the community, on March 12, 2021.
MOH reported 10 new Covid-19 cases, with 1 in the community, on March 12, 2021.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Ang Qing
UPDATED1 HOUR AGO
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SINGAPORE - An IT engineer who works at Deutsche Bank was the sole Covid-19 community case announced on Friday (March 12).
He developed a runny nose on March 1 and sought medical treatment at a general practitioner's on the same day but declined to be tested for Covid-19, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The work pass holder, who has been working from home since his arrival from India in January, was given five days of medical leave and advised to return for a test if he did not recover, MOH added.
He was subsequently detected on Thursday when he took a Covid-19 pre-departure test in preparation for his trip to India.
His test result came back positive for the virus on the same day, and he was conveyed to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in an ambulance.
The IT engineer had previously arrived from India on Jan 16 and served a stay-home notice (SHN) at a dedicated facility until Jan 30.
His test taken on Jan 29 during SHN was negative for Covid-19.
The Indian national's serological test result is positive, which indicates a likely past infection.
"Those who are advised by their doctor to be tested for Covid-19 should do so, even if they are showing mild symptoms," MOH added.
There were also nine imported cases confirmed by the Health Ministry, taking Singapore's total to 60,080.
