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SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 cluster involving workers at Pasir Panjang Terminal has grown to eight cases after two more tested positive for the coronavirus.
Both had earlier been placed on quarantine as they were identified as close contacts of previous cases.
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One of them is a 27-year-old Malaysian who works as a car groomer at BlackNano, located at 1 Bukit Batok Crescent. The man, a work permit holder, does not typically interact with customers, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (May 8).
His serological test result is pending.
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The second community case is a 22-year-old full-time national serviceman (NSF) with the Singapore Armed Forces, linked to the Pasir Panjang Terminal cluster.
This takes the total number of cases linked to the cluster - Singapore s newest - to five.
The permanent resident is a household contact of a 59-year-old trailer truck driver who was reported to have Covid-19 on Wednesday.
The NSF was quarantined on Tuesday after the trailer truck driver tested positive and was immediately isolated while at Sembawang Camp.
On Wednesday, he was tested for the virus even though he was asymptomatic. His test result came back positive the next day, and he was taken to Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital. His serology test result is negative.
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May 06, 2021
Sembawang Camp and Changi Airport Terminal 3.
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SINGAPORE - There were two Covid-19 cases in the community announced on Thursday (May 6), with one unlinked and the other linked to the Pasir Panjang Terminal cluster.
The unlinked case was a fully vaccinated cleaner who works at Changi Airport Terminal 3, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The 88-year-old Singaporean has not returned to work since he started having a runny nose and cough on Tuesday.
The cleaner, who is employed by Ramky Cleantech Services, sought medical treatment at a general practitioner clinic, where he was tested for Covid-19.
His test result came back positive on Wednesday, and he was taken to Sengkang General Hospital.
2 community cases among 18 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, including Changi Airport cleaner and NSF Toggle share menu
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06 May 2021 04:20PM (Updated:
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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.