Coronavirus: 5 of 8 community cases part of cluster involved in family gatherings

SINGAPORE - Five of the eight new community cases of Covid-19 infection reported on Sunday were part of a cluster involved in family gatherings across two households, said the Ministry of Health .

Another community case reported on Sunday is a colleague of a previous case who worked at a camera shop at Excelsior Shopping Centre, and had earlier been placed on quarantine, added the ministry. The camera shop was announced as a new cluster on Sunday, as one of the newly confirmed cases was linked to three previous cases.

They will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine period. Serological tests for his household contacts will also be conducted to determine if he could have been infected by them, added MOH.

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