Only Unlinked COVID-19 Case Reported on 10 May is a Cook at Mos Burger; 2 Others Linked to Airport Cluster

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Shawn Ambrose
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I have good news and bad news.

The good news is that the number of new community cases are starting to go down: it has has fallen from 59 in the week before to 32 in the past week.

The bad news is that unlinked community cases are on the rise, with 10 cases reported in the past week compared to nine in the week before.

Why is this bad? Well, aside from the fact that it makes contact tracing more difficult, it could also affect our travel bubbles with other countries like Hong Kong.

Just one unlinked case was reported yesterday (10 May) among three community cases. Here are the deets.

Only Unlinked COVID-19 Case Reported on 10 May is a Cook at Mos Burger

The sole unlinked community case reported yesterday (10 May) is a 59-year-old cook at the Mos Burger outlet in Suntec City mall.

The Singaporean woman did not interact with customers at the fast-food outlet, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

The authorities were pretty fortunate to detect this woman’s infection as she was first taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) on Sunday (9 May) for an unrelated condition.

Despite not exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms, she was tested for the virus and the result came back positive.

The result of her serology test is pending, MOH said.

2 Others Linked to Airport Cluster

The other two community cases are linked to the cluster at Changi Airport, bringing the total tally in the airport to ten.

The first is a 44-year-old Singaporean who works in operations at Raffles Medical clinic in Changi Airport Terminal 3.

He developed a blocked nose on Sunday (9 May) but did not seek medical treatment.

His infection was only detected after he was swabbed as part of MOH’s special COVID-19 testing operations of all workers in Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 3, as well as Jewel Changi Airport.

The 44-year-old’s test result came back positive the next day and he was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).

The other community infection is a 59-year-old Singaporean who works as an aviation security officer at Changi Airport Terminal 3.

Employed by Certis Cisco, his job entails security screening at the departure hall.

The man developed a cough on 5 May but only sought medical treatment two days later at a general practitioner clinic. There, he was then given three days of medical leave and was advised to stay at home.

However, since his condition was not improving, the man visited another clinic the next day and was tested for COVID-19 on 9 May.

He was confirmed to have the virus on 10 May and was taken to NCID.

All his earlier tests as part of the routine testing of workers, the last of which was on 4 May, were negative.

According to MOH, both men had already completed their vaccination regimen.

16 Imported Cases

The remaining 16 cases reported yesterday were all from abroad. All had been placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival here.

They comprise of:

  • 5 Singaporeans who returned from Hong Kong and India.
  • 2 dependant’s pass holders who arrived from Nepal and the United Arab Emirates.
  • 3 work permit holders who came from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Two of them are foreign domestic workers.
  • 4 short-term visit pass holders, of whom one arrived from Papua New Guinea. The other three came from Indonesia.
  • 2 special pass holders who are seafarers. They arrived from Japan and were tested on board their vessels without disembarking.

135 Patients Currently in Hospitals

There are currently 135 COVID-19 patients in hospitals.

20 more were discharged yesterday, bringing the total number of patients discharged to 60,953.

Of those still in hospital, most are stable or improving. Three are in critical condition.

Another 259 patients with mild symptoms and lower risk factors are isolated at community facilities.

So far, 31 people have died from complications due to COVID-19.

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Shawn Ambrose
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