Singapore Polytechnic student tests positive for COVID-19; all lectures and tutorials moved online Toggle share menu
Advertisement
File photo of Singapore Polytechnic.
17 May 2021 01:07AM) Share this content
Bookmark
SINGAPORE: A Singapore Polytechnic (SP) student has tested positive for COVID-19, as the school announced that it will move all lectures and tutorials online from Monday (May 17).
The 18-year-old Singaporean developed a fever, cough and headache on May 13 and visited a clinic the next day where he was tested for COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). His result came back positive on May 15.
Advertisement
Advertisement
The Year 2 student from the Media, Arts and Design school was asymptomatic when he was last on campus on May 11, said an SP spokesperson.
South Africa registered 2,585 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 1,613,728. A further 27 Covid-19-related deaths were reported, taking total deaths to 55,210.
Home-based learning for schools to curb virus spread tnp.sg - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tnp.sg Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Singapore Closes Schools; U.S. Near 11-Month Low: Virus Update leaderpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from leaderpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.