Lest you’re not aware, globally, many countries are now experiencing new waves of COVID-19 cases, but thankfully, here in Singapore, it appears to be under control.
Today (2 December 2020), as of 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 2 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
Both are imported cases.
This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 58,230.
Yesterday’s COVID-19 Community Case is a Cleaner in Changi Airport & It is a Fresh Infection
One of the two community cases reported on Tuesday (1 Dec) is a 66-year-old woman who works as a cleaner at the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 3, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
She was detected through the authorities’ bi-weekly routine testing of workers at the frontline.
She was asymptomatic and is currently unlinked.
Moreover, her serological test result is negative, which indicates that it’s likely a fresh infection. All her previous swab tests as part of the rostered routine testing returned negative results.
“At work, she dons personal protective equipment, including a face mask, face shield, gloves and gown,” MOH said.
All airport workers who come into close contact with travellers have been required to wear full personal protection equipment after two people who worked at Terminal 3 tested positive for Covid-19 in October.
This is part of several safety measures put in place to protect frontline workers at the airport.
As always, the woman’s identified close contacts have been placed under quarantine, and will be tested at the end of their quarantine period.
They will also undergo serological tests to determine if the woman could have been infected by them.
First Dormitory Case Since 10 Nov
There’s more bad news.
The other Covid-19 community case is from a foreign workers’ dormitory, the first since 10 Nov.
The dormitory case was also asymptomatic and was detected through surveillance testing.
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All his close contacts at the dormitory and workplace have been isolated and placed under quarantine.
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