MOH reported 25 new cases of Covid-19 yesterday (11 May), of which 13 are new community cases and 10 of which are linked to previous cases.
The remaining 3 community cases are unlinked, with an Ng Teng Fong Hospital staff and a Starbucks barista among the infected.
Unlinked cases
A 27-year-old Malaysian working as a manufacturing operator at Siltronic Singapore Pte Ltd, tested positive for the virus after developing body aches on 6 May.
He sought treatment at a GP on the same day and developed a cough on 8 May.
He then went to another GP and was tested for Covid-19 the next day, and it came back positive on 10 May.
2nd unlinked case
A 50-year-old Singapore PR working as an IT Support Staff at Kulicke and Soffa Pte Ltd, as well as at Starbucks Plaza Singapura as a part-time barista and a general worker at LBC Express at Lucky Plaza, tested positive for the virus on 10 May.
He developed a cough and shortness of breath on 6 May but didn’t seek medical treatment.
His symptoms persisted on 8 May and he went to a GP on the same day, and he was tested for Covid-19 the next day.
His result then came back positive on 10 May.
3rd unlinked case
A 42-year-old Malaysian man working as an Operating Theatre Technician at Ng Teng Fong Hospital also tested positive for the virus on 10 May.
He was in Malaysia and returned to Singapore on 10 January, before serving a SHN until 24 January
His Covid-19 test on 23 January was negative.
He then developed a cough on 21 April but didn’t seek medical treatment until his cough worsened on 10 May, where he then sought treatment and was tested for Covid-19.
His test came back positive on the same day, with his “Ct value” being very high, which means he has a low viral load and his serology test result also came back positive.
MOH said that he could be shedding “minute fragments of the virus RNA from a past infection”.
MOH added that they are not able to conclude when he had been infected, and are taking all public health actions as a precaution.
The hospital also posted an announcement on Facebook:
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