The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced three more confirmed cases of coronavirus on Feb. 7, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Singapore to 33.
All three cases have no recent travel history to China and all of them are Singaporeans.
One of them is a 42-year-old teacher at Victoria Junior College (VJC).
Contact tracing is underway and the sources of infection for these three cases have not been identified.
Case 31: 53-year-old man stays at Tampines St 24
The 31st case of coronavirus in Singapore is a 53-year-old man who stays in Tampines Street 24.
According to MOH, he displayed symptoms on Jan. 23 and visited a general practitioner (GP) clinic on the same day.
He visited the GP clinic again on Jan. 28 and was admitted to CGH on Feb. 1.
He tested positive for the coronavirus on Feb. 6 at about 11pm.
Prior to admission to CGH, he went to The Life Church and Missions Singapore at 146B Paya Lebar Road and visited family and friends during the Chinese New Year (CNY).
He has no recent travel history to China. However, he visited Malaysia on Jan. 6, Jan. 11 and Jan. 17, 2020.
He is currently isolated at Changi General Hospital (CGH).
Case 32: VJC teacher
The 32nd confirmed case is a 42-year-old female Singaporean.
According to MOH, the 42-year-old has no recent travel history to mainland China.
The 42-year-old reported onset of symptoms on Feb. 2 and was admitted to Parkway East Hospital three days later on Feb. 5.
She tested positive for the virus on Feb. 6 at around 11pm.
MOH added that the patient did not interact with her colleagues and students after her symptoms appeared.
The VJC teacher stays at Elias Road and had visited Changi Airport as well as the Singapore Zoo.
She is currently warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
Case 33: 39-year-old female been to Malaysia during CNY period
The 33rd confirmed case in Singapore is a 39-year-old female who does not have travel history to mainland China but had been to Malaysia from Jan. 22 to Jan 29.
She developed symptoms on Jan. 30 and went to the emergency department at Sengkang General Hospital (SKH) on Feb. 2.
She tested positive for the virus on Feb. 6, 11pm.
She's now isolated at SKH.
Along with the announcement of the new confirmed cases, the ministry has raised the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition' (DORSCON) from Yellow to Orange. MOH has also implemented additional precautionary measures.
The ministry has also advised event organisers to cancel large-scale events. Those who choose to go-ahead with their events are advised to take necessary precautions.
Temperature screening will be conducted at all hospitals. Companies in Singapore are advised to do the same at their workplaces.
The Ministry of Education has also suspended all inter-school or external activities until the end of the March school holidays.
[UPDATE at 8.50pm: The details of Cases 31 and 32 were edited following an update from MOH.]
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