The sole community case confirmed yesterday is a 71-year-old female Indian national on a short-term visit pass.
In all, there were 32 new Covid-19 cases, taking Singapore s total to 60,633. The other 31 were imported cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The sole community case arrived from India on Dec 28 and served her stay-home notice (SHN) at a dedicated facility until Jan 10. Her test taken on Jan 8 during her SHN was negative for the coronavirus. As she had been identified as a close contact of Cases 59169 and 59173 during their flight to Singapore, she was placed on quarantine from Jan 10 to 11.
The retiree developed a fever last Monday and was tested for Covid-19 when she sought medical treatment the next day. Her result came back positive on Thursday, and she was sent to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases. Another test by the National Public Health Laboratory on Friday was negative for Covid-19 .
Sole community case detected before trip to India
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13 imported cases of Covid-19; none in the community
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