SINGAPORE - Free Covid-19 testing will offered to anyone who had visited Changi Airport Terminal 3 from May 1, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (May 13).
With 19 more cases linked to the Changi Airport cluster on Thursday, it is now the largest cluster with 46 cases. All the cases work at, or had been to Changi Airport Terminal 1 or Terminal 3.
The ministry said it will progressively inform affected individuals via SMS, with information on how to book an appointment for their test.
MOH advised all visitors to Changi Airport Terminal 1 and Jewel from May 1 onwards to monitor their health closely for 14 days from their date of visit.
This brings the total number of cases to 61,419.
There are 10 cases in the community today, including one unlinked case.
There are also six imported cases.
One unlinked community case
Case 63096
Case 63096 is a 33 year-old male Philippines national who works as an operating theatre nurse at Sengkang General Hospital.
He developed a runny nose on the night of May 9, and cough the next night, and subsequently fever, sore throat, shortness of breath and loss of taste on May 11.
He was tested for Covid-19 on May 10 as part of Sengkang General Hospital’s proactive testing of staff and his test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on May 11. His serology test result is positive.