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Everything You Need To Know About The Two Covid-19 Patients in S’pore Who Recovered On Their Own

2020-03-10 , 11:33 am

When there’s a contagious virus spreading all over the world, it’s only natural to panic. So, we avoid crowded places, take an extra shower every day, and for some strange reason, stock up on toilet paper.

But panicking solves absolutely nothing.

Our fear mostly stems from the belief that we will die if we contract the disease.

While that may seem like a reasonable assumption due to the fact that there have been over 4,000 deaths worldwide, it’s important to note that the coronavirus has a fatality rate of 3.4%, much lower than SARS’s 10% and MERS’s 34%.

Moreover, out of Singapore’s 160 Covid-19 cases, 93 patients have fully recovered. And you’ll be even more relieved to hear that two of these patients recovered all on their own.

Everything About The Two Covid-19 Cases in S’pore That Recovered On Their Own

Case 91 and 151 are two very special patients.

By the time authorities confirmed that they had contracted the Covid-19 virus, both patients had already recovered from the disease.

Here’s what happened:

Case 91

Case 91 is a 58-year-old Singaporean woman who has no recent travel history to China. She is linked to Case 66, a 28-year-old Singaporean man who works at the Grace Assembly of God. He was the primary case in the church cluster.

On 25 Jan, Case 91, along with her husband Case 83, attended a Chinese New Year gathering at Mei Hwan Drive.

Case 66 also attended that gathering.

Might Have Contracted Covid-19 Earlier

But what’s interesting is that Case 83 and Case 91 may have contracted the coronavirus before their CNY gathering.

According to CNA, investigations showed the married couple had earlier visited The Life Church and Missions on 19 Jan, the same day as cases 8 and 9.

Cases 8 and 9 are Chinese nationals from Wuhan who tested positive for Covid-19 in late January.

It’s for this reason that authorities believe that Case 83 and Case 91 are the missing links between the Covid-19 clusters at The Life Church and Missions church and Grace Assembly of God church.

The Ministry of Health believes that cases 83 and 91 likely got infected from case 8 and 9, and went on to pass the infection to case 66 at the Chinese New Year gathering.

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Tested Positive For Covid-19 But Has Recovered By Then

Case 91 reported onset of symptoms on 23 January and visited Sengkang General Hospital on 26 Jan, as well as several other clinics.

However, despite showing symptoms, she was not tested for Covid-19 because she had no recent travel history to mainland China.

The 58-year-old woman later sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on 1 February, 6 February, and 10 February, according to Mothership.

Once she had been identified by the authorities as a contact of Case 66, she was referred by MOH to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and was confirmed to have contracted the virus on 22 Feb.

However, she had already recovered from the virus without ever being hospitalised for the disease.

Based on her history, she is believed to have recovered from the coronavirus sometime between 26 Jan and 18 Feb.

Prior to her hospital admission, she was mainly in her home at Rivervale Drive.

She was discharged from hospital on 25 Feb.

Case 151

Case 151 is a 51-year-old Singaporean man who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He is a contact of Cases 66 and 91 and is linked to the cluster at The Life Church and Missions Singapore.

According to MOH, he reported onset of symptoms on 4 February and had sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on 5 February and 13 February, and at Yishun Polyclinic on 8 February and 13 February.

He attended the very same Chinese New Year gathering at Mei Hwan Drive with Case 91, Case 83, and Case 66.

After he was identified as a contact of the other cases at the gathering, he was referred by MOH to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on 22 Feb.

While he later tested positive for the Covid-19, he had already recovered by then.

Case 151 was discharged from the hospital on 9 March.

The man stays at Yishun Ring Road.

Testing after recovery

But you might be wondering; how can you test for a virus that you’ve already recovered from?

According to Mothership, Singapore is the only country to use a test to detect Covid-19 after the patient’s recovered.

Duke-NUS developed the test to detect antibodies in a person’s blood.

Our immune system produces antibodies when we’re fighting an infection. These antibodies will stay with the recovered patient for longer periods of time.

So, because standard tests cannot confirm if someone previously had the virus, this particular test helps identify patients that might have recovered before they could be tested for the virus.

Pretty impressive, right?

No Reason To Panic

You see, dear reader, while it’s good to be cautious, there’s no real reason to panic.

Even if you do contract the disease, it’s not a death sentence.

Nearly 60% of the Covid-19 cases in Singapore have recovered. 10 are in ICU, but the rest are either stable or improving.

Don’t waste your time and energy worrying about what might happen in the future. Just practice good hygiene, monitor your health, and see a doctor if you’re unwell.

Don’t fear Covid-19, we’ve dealt with much worse in the past when we were even less prepared.