Case 82 is considered a special case because she was originally warded in Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on the 15 Feb 2020 for dengue fever for 3 days with other patients but later transferred to isolation after discovering that she has COVID-19.
Media reports did not indicate if she was diagnosed as a dengue patient while waiting for COVID-19 results or she is suffering from both.
She shared her ward in the same room with a few other patients for at least 3 days until 18 Feb afternoon when results confirmed she was suffering from the COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS).
Since the discovery, all other patients who shared the room with her has been transferred to single rooms, the other patients were also tested for the COVID-19 infection but results are still pending.
None of the other patients has showed respiratory symptoms so far, tracing of staff that had contact with her is also underway.