Four coronavirus patients linked to a cluster at Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub are all bus drivers, said transport operator SMRT yesterday.According to SMRT, three of the drivers contracted Covid-19 in their households. The last driver, a 28-year-old Malaysian work permit holder, was confirmed positive last Thursday.
MOH said last Friday that his infection was detected as part of the ministry's proactive case finding of individuals working at a newly emergent workplace cluster, adding that his results indicated that he was likely to have a past infection and was no longer infectious. However, the worker showed symptoms on July 1 and subsequently went to work at Ulu Pandan Bus Depot and Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.
When asked, SMRT was unable to say how long the driver continued working for after he showed symptoms.