SingaporeVaccinated worker infected with COVID-19: More than 1,500 in same dorm test negative
FILE PHOTO: A migrant worker sits outside his room in a dormitory amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore on Apr 30, 2020. (Reuters/Edgar Su)
By Matthew Mohan
14 Apr 2021 04:35PM(Updated: 14 Apr 2021 05:04PM)
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SINGAPORE: More than 1,500 workers living in the same dormitory as a vaccinated migrant worker who was infected with COVID-19 have tested negative for the virus, said Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung on Wednesday (Apr 14).
In a Facebook post, Mr Ong also said that 156 of the worker's close contacts were quarantined, and all of them have tested negative so far. All of them will be tested again before they are discharged from quarantine.
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The 23-year-old man from India, identified as Case 61822, was one of 20 COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday. He was Singapore's first dormitory case since Feb 28.
He is a lashing specialist employed by Seafront Support Company, and resides in a dormitory located at Brani Terminal Avenue.
READ: Migrant worker who tested positive for COVID-19 completed vaccination
According to MOH, the worker had completed the full COVID-19 vaccination regimen. He received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Jan 25 and the second on Feb 17.
FILE PHOTO: A migrant worker sits outside his room in a dormitory amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore on Apr 30, 2020. (Reuters/Edgar Su)
By Matthew Mohan
14 Apr 2021 04:35PM(Updated: 14 Apr 2021 05:04PM)
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SINGAPORE: More than 1,500 workers living in the same dormitory as a vaccinated migrant worker who was infected with COVID-19 have tested negative for the virus, said Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung on Wednesday (Apr 14).
In a Facebook post, Mr Ong also said that 156 of the worker's close contacts were quarantined, and all of them have tested negative so far. All of them will be tested again before they are discharged from quarantine.
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The 23-year-old man from India, identified as Case 61822, was one of 20 COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday. He was Singapore's first dormitory case since Feb 28.
He is a lashing specialist employed by Seafront Support Company, and resides in a dormitory located at Brani Terminal Avenue.
READ: Migrant worker who tested positive for COVID-19 completed vaccination
According to MOH, the worker had completed the full COVID-19 vaccination regimen. He received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Jan 25 and the second on Feb 17.