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January 03, 2021
Professor Ooi Eng Eong said current control measures should suffice as the UK variant is still mainly spread through respiratory droplets.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Measures for containing the spread of Covid-19 would still hold for the fast-spreading strain circulating in the United Kingdom which may show up in more cases here, unless it gets loose in the community, said infectious disease experts.
So far there is one confirmed case with the more contagious B117 strain in Singapore, a 17-year-old Singaporean who arrived from Britain on Dec 6. There are at least 13 others with positive preliminary tests for the strain, including a Singapore Airlines pilot and a work pass holder returning from the UK.
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Risk of spread by SIA worker small because of precautions
The Ministry of Health said passengers who took the Grab ride are being tracked down through contact tracing. TNP FILE PHOTO
Experts say mask wearing, contact tracing and isolating those exposed will limit virus spread
GOH YAN HAN & SHABANA BEGUM
Jan 04, 2021 06:00 am
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Concerns about the risk of Covid-19 transmission to passengers by the Singapore Airlines steward who worked as a part-time Grab driver are valid, but mask wearing and other precautions taken, as well as the robust contact tracing system here, will mitigate the likelihood of a cluster forming.
Professor Ooi Eng Eong said current control measures should suffice as the UK variant is still mainly spread through respiratory droplets. - The Straits Times/Asian News Network SINGAPORE, Jan 2 (The Straits Times/ANN): Measures for containing the spread of Covid-19 would still hold for the fast-spreading strain circulating in the United Kingdom which may show up in more cases here, unless it gets loose in the community, said infectious disease experts.
So far there is one confirmed case with the more contagious B117 strain in Singapore, a 17-year-old Singaporean who arrived from Britain on Dec 6. There are at least 13 others with positive preliminary tests for the strain, including a Singapore Airlines pilot and a work pass holder returning from the UK.
The Straits Times
Practices like mask wearing should suffice as strain is still spread mainly via droplets
Singapore has instituted travel restrictions against Britain, forbidding all long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have been there within the last 14 days from entering or transiting through Singapore. From Monday, the same curbs will apply to travellers from South Africa, where another potentially more contagious strain is circulating. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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