There have been no new cases of the Wuhan virus reported as of Feb. 2, at 2:00pm, announced the Ministry of Health (MOH) today (Feb. 2).

The total number of confirmed cases remains 18. There is currently no evidence of community spread in Singapore.

All 18 patients are in stable condition, and most are improving.

MOH provided an update on the 18th case that was announced yesterday (Feb. 1).

The patient is a 31 year- old female Chinese national who arrived in Singapore from Wuhan on Jan. 22. She is currently warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).

She reported that she was asymptomatic during her flight to Singapore.

She was a travelling companion of the 12th confirmed case and was identified as a close contact on Jan. 30, said the ministry.

She reported that she had not left her room at Home Suite View Hotel at 12 Lorong 12 Geylang until she was transferred to a government quarantine facility (GQF) in the early hours of Jan. 31.

She was subsequently conveyed by an ambulance to NCID on Jan. 31, where she was immediately isolated.

Subsequent test results confirmed on Feb. 1 that she was infected with the virus.

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43 suspect cases pending test results, contact tracing ongoing

As of Feb. 2, 12:00pm, 240 of the suspect cases have tested negative for virus and 18 have tested positive.

Test results for the remaining 43 cases are pending.

MOH has also identified 251 close contacts as of Feb. 2, 12:00pm. Of the 182 who are still in Singapore, 179 have been contacted and are being quarantined or isolated. Efforts are ongoing to contact the remaining three close contacts.

MOH added that it will closely monitor all close contacts:

"As a precautionary measure, they will be quarantined for 14 days from their last exposure to the patient.

In addition, all other identified contacts who have a low risk of being infected will be under active surveillance, and will be contacted daily to monitor their health status."

Top image by Sulaiman Daud.

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