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Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures for air crew, including more frequent PCR tests
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30 Dec 2020 10:50PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on Wednesday (Dec 30) it will further tighten COVID-19 measures for air crew of Singapore carriers with immediate effect. This is in view of the heightened risk of COVID-19 infection overseas given the resurgence observed in several parts of the world, said CAAS, adding that the move also follows the recent COVID-19 cases involving a Singapore Airlines (SIA) steward and a pilot.
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30 Dec 2020 06:15PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: The part-time private-hire driver who was reported as Singapore’s sole community case of COVID-19 on Monday worked with Grab from Dec 17 to 24, the Ministry of Health (MOH) told CNA on Wednesday.
The 48-year-old man, who is also a Singapore Airlines steward, had travelled to the United States for work from Dec 12 to Dec 16 on what MOH described as a “controlled itinerary”.
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A Singapore Airlines cabin crew member who works as a part-time private-hire driver with Grab was the sole Covid-19 case in the community confirmed yesterday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There were also four new imported cases, taking Singapore s total to 58,529.
The community case is a 48-year-old Singaporean man who is asymptomatic and was detected through proactive testing arranged by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore for air crew who had returned from overseas flights.
He recently travelled to the US for work from Dec 12 to 16 on a controlled itinerary, said MOH. He was tested on Dec 23, and his test result came back inconclusive on Dec 25.