Of them, the 602 are foreign workers living in dormitories, said the ministry. The remaining nine include two Singaporeans, one permanent resident as well as two work pass and four work permit holders residing outside dorms.
She tested positive on Thursday and is currently warded at CGH. The physiotherapist had not gone to work since developing symptoms. As a precautionary measure to prepare for the safe re-opening of schools, the remaining two – a 35-year-old male Indian national and a 31-year-old Bangladeshi man – were tested before they were due to start work on plumbing/electrical projects at schools. Both were classified as local unlinked cases.
“We have assessed that the individual was unlikely to be infectious by the time of the recent screening,” added the MOH. “In all, more than 39,000 preschool staff have been tested so far, and only one case is likely to be a current infection,” the ministry said. They have also been urged by the ministry to visit the doctor if they develop symptoms such as cough, sore throat, as well as fever and loss of taste or smell, and inform the doctor of their exposure history.
The four are among the 25 dorms that have been gazetted as isolation areas and account for close to 23 per cent of the total 31,603 infected foreign workers living in dorms.National Development Minister and co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry taskforce Lawrence Wong had at a 12 May press conference said that some 20,000 infected foreign workers are expected to be discharged by the end of this month.
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