The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced 9 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Singapore on March 12, 2020.

Two of the cases, cases 183 and 187, are male Singapore Citizens who are linked to a mass religious gathering held in a mosque in Selangor, Malaysia. Malaysian authorities have reported several confirmed Covid-19 cases linked to the event.

This brings the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Singapore from 178 to 187.

There have been 96 cases discharged to date.

As of March 12, there are 91 cases being treated in hospital.

Case 179

Case 179 is a 66 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been to Malaysia on Feb. 22.

She is currently warded in an isolation room at National University Hospital (NUH).

She is a contact of Case 121 and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.

She reported onset of symptoms on Feb. 27 and had sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on Feb. 29, 9 Mar. 9 and Mar. 11.

She was referred to NUH on Mar. 11, and subsequently tested positive for Covid-19 in the afternoon.

Prior to hospital admission, she was mostly at her home at Jurong West Street 73.

Case 180

Case 180 is an imported case involving a 71 year-old male Singapore Citizen who had been in the US from Feb. 27 to Mar. 10.

He was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on the morning of Mar. 12, and is currently warded at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).

Case 181

Case 181 is an imported case involving a 83 year-old male Indonesian national who had arrived in Singapore on Mar. 9.

He was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on the morning of Mar. 12, and is currently warded at Gleneagles Hospital.

He is a family member of Case 182.

Case 182

Case 182 is an imported case involving a 76 year-old female Indonesian national who arrived in Singapore on Mar. 9.

She was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on the morning of Mar. 12, and is currently warded in an isolation room at Gleneagles Hospital. She is a family member of case 181.

Case 183

Case 183 is a 29 year-old male Singapore Citizen who had been in Malaysia from Feb. 29 to Mar. 4.

He was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on the morning of Mar. 12, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

He had attended a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia, and the Malaysian authorities had subsequently reported several confirmed Covid-19 cases linked to the event.

Case 184

Case 184 is a 35 year-old male Filipino national who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, and had been in the Philippines from Feb. 24 to Mar. 1.

He was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on the morning of Mar. 12, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. He is linked to Case 172.

Case 185

Case 185 is a 34 year-old male Singapore Citizen who had been in Malaysia from Feb. 22 to Feb. 23.

He was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on the morning of Mar. 12, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

He is linked to case 142.

Case 186

Case 186 is a 64 year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions.

He was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on the morning of Mar. 12 and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

He is linked to Case 166.

Case 187

Case 187 is a 48 year-old male Singapore Citizen who had been in Malaysia from Feb. 28 to Mar. 2.

He was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on the morning of Mar. 12 and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

He had attended a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia, and the Malaysian authorities had subsequently reported several confirmed covid-19 cases linked to the event.

Previous cases

On March 11, 2020, three RSAF servicemen were announced to have Covid-19.

In total, there are four servicemen from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) who have tested positive for Covid-19. They had recently returned from official duty in France.

These are Cases 165, 169, 173 and 175. Their ages range from 31 to 44.

All four tested positive on Mar. 10 and 11.

None of the four confirmed cases of Covid-19 had been at their workplace or other SAF premises since they returned from France.

Case 171 (Announced on Mar. 11)

Case 171 is an imported case involving a 27 year-old male Singapore Citizen who had been in France from 25 Feb. 25 to Mar. 1, and Spain from Mar. 1 to Mar. 6. He is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

He reported onset of symptoms on Mar. 9 and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on Mar. 10.

He was referred to the emergency department of NCID on Mar. 10, and subsequent test results confirmed Covid-19 infection on the morning of Mar. 11.

Prior to hospital admission, he had mostly been at his home at Jalan Haji Salam.

Case 172 (Announced on Mar. 11)

Case 172 is a 42 year-old female Filipino national who is a Singapore Work Pass Holder, and had been in the Philippines from Feb. 27 to Mar. 2.

She is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. She is a contact of Case 184.

She reported onset of symptoms on Mar. 5 and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on Mar. 9.

Subsequent test results confirmed Covid-19 infection on Mar. 11 morning.

Prior to hospital admission, she had gone to work at AXA Singapore (8 Shenton Way). She lives at Lorong 28 Geylang.

Case 173 (Announced on Mar. 11)

Case 173 is a 31 year-old male Singapore Citizen and a Republic of Singapore Air Force serviceman who had been in France from Feb. 15 to Mar. 7.

He is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

He is a contact of Cases 165, 169 and 175, and is one of the imported cases who had been in France on official duty.

He reported onset of symptoms on Mar. 9 and presented at the emergency department of NCID on Mar. 10.

Subsequent test results confirmed he was infected with Covid-19 on the morning of Mar. 11.

He has not gone to work since returning to Singapore. He lives at Telok Blangah Street 31.

Case 174 (Announced on Mar. 11)

Case 174 is a 67 year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions.

She is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.

As she had also been identified as a contact of Case 122, she was placed under quarantine on Mar. 6.

She reported onset of symptoms on Mar. 7, and subsequent test results confirmed she was infected with Covid-19 on the morning of Mar. 11.

Prior to hospital admission, she had mostly been at her home at Gangsa Road.

Case 175 (Announced on Mar. 11)

Case 175 is a 44 year-old male Singapore Citizen who had been in France from Feb. 15  to Mar. 7. He is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. He is a contact of Cases 165, 169 and 173, and is one of the imported cases who had been in France on official duty.

He reported onset of symptoms on Mar. 10, and was conveyed by ambulance to NCID on the same day. Subsequent test results confirmed Covid-19 infection on Mar. 11 morning.

He is a Republic of Singapore Air Force serviceman but had not gone to work since returning to Singapore.

He lives in Toh Tuck Road.

Case 176 (Announced on Mar. 11)

Case 176 is an imported case involving a 37 year-old female British national who works in Singapore, and had been in Japan from Feb. 24  to Mar. 4, and the UK from Mar. 4  to Mar. 8. She is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

She reported onset of symptoms on Mar. 7  while in the UK and had sought treatment at Gleneagles Hospital on 10 March. She was conveyed by ambulance to NCID on the same day. Subsequent test results confirmed Covid-19 infection on Mar. 11 morning.

She lives in the Dover Road area.

Case 177 (Announced on Mar. 11)

Case 177 is an imported case involving a 26 year-old male Singapore Citizen who had been in the US from Feb. 14 to Feb. 24, UK from Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, and France from Mar. 2 to Mar. 7. He is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

He reported onset of symptoms on 9 March and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on Mar. 10. He was conveyed by ambulance to NCID and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Mar. 11 morning.

Prior to hospital admission, he had mostly been at his home at Telok Blangah Street 31.

Case 178 (Announced on Mar. 11)

Case 178 is an imported case involving a 37-year-old male Filipino national who is a Singapore Work Pass holder.

He had been in the Philippines from Feb. 11 to Feb. 19, and again from Feb. 23 to Mar. 2 to visit a relative with pneumonia who has since passed on.

He was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on Mar. 11 morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH).

He is a family member of Case 167.

He reported onset of symptoms on Mar. 8 and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on Mar. 9. He presented at NTFGH on Mar. 10 and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Mar. 11 morning.

Prior to hospital admission, he mostly been at his home at Jurong East Street 21.

Links between previous cases

In the meantime, further epidemiological cases and contact tracing have uncovered links between previously announced and new cases with the help of the Singapore Police Force.

• Eight of the locally transmitted confirmed cases (Cases 31, 33, 38, 83, 90, 91, 138 and 151), as well as Cases 8 and 9, are linked to The Life Church and Missions Singapore.

  • These cases in turn are linked to another 23 confirmed cases (Cases 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 78, 80, 81, 84, 88) who are linked to the Grace Assembly of God.

• Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 42, 47, 52, 56 and 69) are linked to the Seletar Aerospace Heights construction site.
• 14 of the confirmed cases (Cases 93, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108 and 110) are linked to Wizlearn Technologies Pte Ltd.
• 43 of the confirmed cases (Cases 94, 96, 107, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 137, 139, 140, 142, 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 164, 166, 174, 179, 185 and 186) are linked to a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong on Feb. 15.
• Three of the confirmed cases (Cases 142, 162 and 163) are linked to boulder+ Gym (12 Kallang Avenue).

Update on condition of confirmed cases

To date, a total of 96 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospital. Of the 91 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. Nine are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Update on contact tracing for confirmed cases

As of Mar. 12 2020, 12pm, MOH has identified 4,550 close contacts who have been quarantined.

Of these, 1,248 are currently quarantined, and 3,302 have completed their quarantine.

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