188 New Covid-19 Cases Reported Today (2 Jul); 10 Cases In The Community

It’s 2nd July, and the number of new cases reported has dropped slightly.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) preliminarily reports 188 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore today.

This brings the total number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore to 44,310.

This figure includes 10 cases in the community: 8 Singaporeans/PRs and 2 work pass holders.

There is 1 imported case who has been on Stay-Home-Notice.

Foreign workers residing in dormitories make up a vast majority of the cases.

Community Cases On 1 Jul

On 1 July, MOH reported 10 community cases and 4 imported cases (3 Singaporean/PR, 1 work permit).

All three Singaporean/PR cases, 43950, 44155 and 44156, had just returned from Pakistan on 19 and 20 June 2020.

The remaining work permit holder, 44158, was tested positive upon arrival at Tanjong Pagar terminal and was isolated while awaiting test results.

The community cases reported yesterday had 6 Singaporean/PR cases and 4 work pass holders.

Two were detected as part of MOH’s proactive surveillance and screening and were already on quarantine.

Among the Singaporean/PR cases:

• One case, 44052, was a contact of a previously confirmed case and has already been quarantined
• Three cases, 44073, 44075 and 44118, were picked up under MOH’s enhanced community testing (test the first time they see a doctor for ARI). Epidemiological investigations are ongoing.

Among the Work Permit cases:

• Two cases, 44051 and 44053, were contacts of previously confirmed cases and were already on quarantine
• Another two cases, 44076 and 44137, were detected under MOH’s proactive screening for persons in essential services

All four work permit cases were asymptomatic cases.

PCR tests (serological tests) were conducted for all the cases and so far, case 44076 came back positive, indicating past infection.

Test results for the remaining cases are still pending.

The average number of cases in the community has increased from 4 (the previous week) to 8 (over the past week).

The average number of unlinked cases has similarly increased from 2 (the previous week) to 4 (over the past week).

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GPs Urge People to Visit the Doctor & Not Be Afraid of COVID-19 Swab Test; Said It’s a ‘Relatively Painless’ Process

On 25 June, the Ministry of Health (MOH) made a declaration:

Anyone aged 13 and up with ARI would be subjected to tests, effective from 1 July.

But here’s the thing; many patients present tend to exhibit mild symptoms, and as a result choose to self-diagnose rather than clarify their doubts with a doctor.

Others fear the process and attempt to stay away from it, even though it’s, as GPs put it:

A “relatively painful” process.

Patients should abstain from self-diagnosing, GPs advised.

“The tricky thing about Covid is that a lot of patients present with very mild symptoms, so even a slight cough could be due to Covid,” said family physician Quah Soon Wee of Crossroads Family Clinic.

“It’s hard for patients to tell on their own, so it’s recommended that they see us.”

People should also not fear getting swabbed, as it’s a “relatively painless” process.

Dr Chng said: “Patients should not worry because Covid-19 testing is very quick and easy to do. In addition, anyone who is unwell should get tested for public health reasons. This will also allow him or her to receive the appropriate treatment needed and stop the spread to loved ones if tested positive.”

Dr Tan Teck Jack agrees, stating that one has a social responsibility to curb the spread of Covid-19 in this time of crisis.

“If we have a second circuit breaker, it’d be very expensive and disruptive to the community,” said Dr Tan. “So it’s socially responsible for you to present yourself to a doctor once you have a cough or cold, and let them decide.”

“Covid’s danger is the fact that it tends to have complications at the late stage of the disease…” added Dr Tan Liat Leng. “So it’s better to be diagnosed at an early stage when you can be put under monitoring or isolation, rather than letting your infection fester.”

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