A student from the National University of Singapore is one of those tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.

Engineering student was on internship

This was revealed in a Feb. 16 letter by NUS senior deputy president and provost Professor Ho Teck Hua to the university's faculty and students.

The confirmed case was a student from the Faculty of Engineering.

Although the student has no recent travel history to China, he is a contact of two other confirmed cases at the Grace Assembly of God cluster.

NUS stated that the student has been on an internship since July 2019.

The student also visited a construction site at Fernvale as part of the internship, and the company is aware of his condition.

He lives at home and does not stay on campus.

NUS also emphasised that he has not visited the university campus since Dec. 4, 2019.

The student is currently warded at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), and is reportedly doing well and "in good spirits".

NUS staff are also in regular contact with him to provide the necessary support.

You can read the full letter here.

NUS SDE Prof is confirmed case

There are currently 75 confirmed cases in Singapore.

The Grace Assembly of God cluster remains the biggest among the four other clusters, with links to 18 cases.

NUS previously announced another confirmed case among its staff on Feb. 13, with a 54-year-old School of Design and Environment professor testing positive.

The professor was also linked to the Grace Assembly of God cluster.

Prior to hospital admission, the professor reported that he had mostly stayed at home at Hillview Avenue, and that he had not interacted with any colleagues or students after the onset of symptoms.

According to NUS, the professor did not have any recent contact with students.

His last contact with students was on Feb. 5.

Top photo from NUS Engineering