The Sole Community Case Reported on 3 Feb Has Been Reclassified As an Imported Case

On 3 Feb 2021, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 18 new Covid-19 cases.

17 of them are imported cases, all of whom were detected while serving their SHN or in isolation, with one community case.

However, they warned, this isn’t set in stone and the local case could be “reclassified“.

The Sole Community Case Reported on 3 Feb Has Been Reclassified As Imported Case

In the evening the next day, the female long-term pass holder has been reclassified into an imported case.

Her serology test returned positive, indicating that it’s likely a past infection.

Add to that her recent travel history to India between 30 Nov and 6 Jan, and what we have on hand is an imported case.

Meaning, she contracted Covid-19 outside of Singapore.

No Community Cases On 4 Feb 2021

You’ll be happy to know that the day after 3 Feb also reported zero community cases.

The ministry reported 22 new Covid-19 cases, all of them imported.

Here’s the composition of the new cases:

• 3 Singaporeans and 2 Permanent Residents returning from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
• Two dependant’s pass holders from Germany and Japan
• Four work pass holders from Indonesia, Nigeria and the UAE
• Eight work permit holders from countries including Bangladesh and Indonesia
• Three short-term visit pass holders from Indonesia

All of the cases were detected while on SHN or in isolation after arriving in Singapore, MOH added.

New Places Added To MOH List

MOH maintains a list of places visited by infectious Covid-19 patients, along with the date and period of visit.

On 4 Feb, MOH added three new entries onto the list:

• Golden Village Yishun
• Northpoint City
• Pizza Hut in Sun Plaza

As of the time of writing, there are twenty entries on the list, ranging from restaurants to Marsiling Market, shopping malls and Changi Airport.

You can view the entire list here.

All close contacts identified have already by notified by MOH and those who were in the general area during the specified time and dates should monitor their health for the next 14 days.

Overall, Singapore recorded 59,624 cases, with 59,333 fully recovered.

38 patients remain hospitalised while 209 are recovering in community facilities.

Don’t take this for granted, though, because experts are worried about the upcoming festivities.

You can read more about that here.

With that said, stay safe and we’ll bring you more updated news this afternoon.

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