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There are 19 new Covid-19 community cases reported today (May 30).

Five of today's community cases are linked to the NTUC Foodfare (308 Anchorvale Road) cluster, according to the Ministry of Health's (MOH) evening report.

Amongst the five linked cases, four were already quarantined, while one was detected through proactive surveillance.

In total, seven confirmed Covid-19 cases (Cases 63853, 63854, 63874, 63883, 64884, 63885 and 63886) are found to be linked to the cluster.

Case 63853

Case 63853 , a 33 year-old male Malaysia national, was reported as an unlinked Covid-19 community case in yesterday, May 29's report.

Case 63853 works as a kitchen assistant at Hua Zai Eating House Pte Ltd.

He developed loss of taste on May 26 and sought medical treatment at a GP clinic on May 28, where he underwent both an ART and PCR test, and was immediately isolated when his ART result came back positive on the same day.

His PCR test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on May 29. His serology test result is pending.

Already quarantined

Case 63883

Case 63883 is a 47 year-old male Malaysia national who works as a kitchen assistant at Hua Zai HK Style Roasted Delights (21 Hougang Street 51).

He is a household contact of Cases 63853, 63884, 63885, 63886 and 63896, and was placed on quarantine on May 29.

On the same day, he developed a cough and was tested for Covid-19 on May 29 during quarantine.

His test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on May 30.

His serology test result is negative.

Case 63884

Case 63884 is a 21 year-old male Vietnam national who works as a kitchen assistant at Hua Zai HK Style Roasted Delight Rice Noodle (308 Anchorvale Road).

He is a household contact of Cases 63853, 63883,63885, 63886 and 63896, and was placed on quarantine on May 29.

On the same day, he developed a cough. He was tested for Covid-19 in the early hours of May 30 during quarantine, and his result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on the same day.

His serology test result is pending.

Case 63885

Case 63885 is a 22 year-old male Malaysia national who works as a kitchen assistant at Hua Zai HK Style Roasted Delights (21 Hougang Street 51).

He is a household contact of Cases 63853, 63883, 63884, 63886 and 63896.

He developed a cough on May 26 but did not seek medical attention.

As he had been identified as a household contact of Case 63853, he was placed on quarantine on May 29, and was tested for Covid-19 on May 29 during quarantine.

His test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on May 30.

His serology test result is pending.

Case 63886

Case 63886 is a 27 year-old male Malaysia national who works as a kitchen assistant at Hua Zai HK Style Roasted Delight Rice Noodle (308 Anchorvale Road).

He is a household contact of Cases 63853, 63883, 63884, 63885 and 63896.

He developed loss of taste on May 28 but did not seek medical attention.

As he had been identified as a household contact of Case 63853, he was placed on quarantine on May 29, and was tested for Covid-19 on May 29 during quarantine.

His test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on May 30, and he developed a cough on the same day.

His serology test result is pending.

Detected through surveillance

Case 63874

Case 63874 is a 29 year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident who works as a chef at Rice Garden (308 Anchorvale Road).

He is a close contact of Cases 63884 and 63886.

He developed a cough and fever on May 28 and sought medical treatment at a GP clinic on the same day, where he was tested for Covid-19.

His test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on May 29.

His serology test result is pending.

Closure of NTUC Foodfare at 308 Anchorvale Road

MOH said that epidemiological investigations have found that there is likely ongoing transmission at NTUC Foodfare at 308 Anchorvale Road.

To break any potential chain of transmission and enable deep cleaning of the premises, the coffee shop has thus been closed to all members of the public starting from May 30.

It will re-open 14 days later, on June 13.

To pre-emptively mitigate any potential risk of wider, undetected community transmission, MOH said that it will also offer free Covid-19 testing for members of the public who had visited 308 Anchorvale Road from May 13 to May 30.

All visitors to 308 Anchorvale Road from May 13 to May 30 are also advised to monitor their health closely for 14 days from their date of visit.

They are encouraged to visit a Regional Screening Centre or a “Swab and Send Home” (SASH) Public Health Preparedness Clinic for a free Covid-19 test.

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