NParks landscaper who tested positive linked to Changi Airport cluster; visited Terminal 3 on two days

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NParks landscaper who tested positive last week is linked to Changi Airport cluster; he had been at Terminal 3 and visited the same locations as 2 other COVID19 cases

SINGAPORE: A landscaper working at NParks has been linked to the COVID-19 cluster at Changi Airport, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday .

On May 9, he sought medical help at a general practitioner clinic and was diagnosed with tonsillitis. He developed a fever later on the same day and sought treatment at another GP clinic that evening.READ: Jewel Changi Airport, Terminals 1 and 3 to be closed to public as COVID-19 testing continues His serology test result is negative for the N antigen, which suggests the presence of early infection.

READ: Anytime Fitness in Choa Chu Kang, Haidilao in VivoCity visited by COVID-19 cases during infectious period The sixth case, Case 63100, is a 65-year-old male Singaporean who is employed by Ramky Cleantech Services as a cleaner at Changi Airport Terminal 3.As he had been identified as a close contact of Case 62873, a 33-year-old safety coordinator at Terminal 3, he was placed on quarantine on May 9 but did not report his symptom.

 

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Just stating that they visited the same location is too general and alarming. How close were they to each other? What's the duration? Were they eating and thus not wearing masks? And many of them are vaccinated too.

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