A 72-year-old Singaporean woman, who died on Wednesday, was confirmed to have the infection a day after her demise from intracerebral haemorrhage.
COVID-19: Breakdown of 9 community cases, 3 imported cases on Friday in Singapore https://t.co/1wNQAgTwua pic.twitter.com/9VCBdMrXCF The fifth case – no. 47502 – was identified from the testing of individuals working in frontline COVID-19 operations. He is linked to the cluster at Blue Stars Dormitory.
The remaining cases are children who are dependant’s pass or long-term visit pass holders who arrived in Singapore from India on 26 June and 15 July . Singapore must be prepared for ‘second wave’Health Minister Gan Kim Yong during an online press conference on Friday said that about seven in 10 of unlinked cases here were asymptomatic, and almost half likely to be past infections as they are tested positive in serology tests.
These examples show the type of settings and activities – where there is close and prolonged contact among individuals – that are more susceptible to transmission, said Gan. Around 230,000 workers have either recovered or have tested to be free from the virus to date, Wong, who is the multi-ministry COVID-19 taskforce co-chair, added. This figure comprises over two-thirds of those living in dorms.
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