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2 community cases among 18 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, including Changi Airport cleaner and NSF
Singapore2 community cases among 18 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, including Changi Airport cleaner and NSF
People in protective face masks walk at Changi Airport Terminal 3. (Photo: Calvin Oh)
06 May 2021 04:20PM(Updated: 07 May 2021 01:32AM)
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SINGAPORE: Two community cases were among the 18 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Thursday (May 6).
The cases involve a cleaner deployed to Changi Airport Terminal 3 and a full-time national serviceman (NSF), said the Ministry of Health (MOH). It is the second consecutive day no new COVID-19 cases have been linked to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore's largest active cluster.
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One of the new community cases is an 88-year-old Singaporean who is employed by Ramky Cleantech Services as a cleaner and deployed at Changi Airport Terminal 3. He had not gone to work after the onset of symptoms, said the Health Ministry.
The man, known as Case 62873, developed a runny nose and cough on May 4 and sought medical treatment at a general practitioner clinic, where he was tested for COVID-19.
His test result came back positive the next day and he was taken to Sengkang General Hospital in an ambulance.
His earlier tests from rostered routine testing - the last being on Apr 16 - were all negative for COVID-19 infection. His serological test result is pending.
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The man received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Jan 22 and the second dose on Feb 15. His case is currently unlinked.
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The other community case reported on Thursday is a 22-year-old permanent resident who is an NSF. Known as Case 62877, he is a household contact of Case 62824, a Singaporean who works as a trailer truck driver at Brani Terminal and Pasir Panjang Terminal.
As he had been identified as a close contact of Case 62824, the man was placed on quarantine on May 4 and immediately isolated while in Sembawang Camp.in