SINGAPORE: The cluster of COVID-19 infections at Changi Airport has grown to 46 instances, after 19 new instances have been added to the record on Thursday (Could 13).
The brand new instances embody three cleaners and a cleansing supervisor, a housewife who visited Terminal 3 a number of occasions and a GoJek driver.
Of the brand new instances, 9 individuals work at Changi Airport, whereas six of them have been family contacts of cleaners who labored on the airport.
Eight of the brand new instances within the cluster have examined preliminarily optimistic for the B1617 variant from India, the Ministry of Well being mentioned in its nightly replace on COVID-19 instances.
The primary of the brand new instances is Case 63115, a 46-year-old Malaysian man who works for SATS as an auxiliary police officer at Changi Airport.
He lives in the identical family as Case 63070, a cleaner on the airport's Kopitiam meals courtroom who was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Could 10.
Case 63115 was quarantined on Could 11 as he was an in depth contact of Case 63070, and developed a fever and sore throat on the identical day. He examined optimistic for COVID-19 on Could 12.
His serology check result's detrimental for the N antigen, which suggests the presence of early an infection. Case 63115 obtained his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb 21, and the second dose on Mar 14.
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Case 63117 is a 45-year-old lady from China who works on the SATS Premier Lounge at Changi Airport Terminal 3. She developed a cough, chills and runny nostril on Could 7, however didn't search medical therapy.
As a result of she was recognized as an in depth contact of one other case, she was quarantined on Could 10 and examined optimistic the subsequent day for COVID-19. Her serology check result's detrimental.
Case 63118 is a 77-year-old cleaner working for Ramky Cleantech Companies at Terminal 3. She was recognized as a contact of Case 62873, an 88-year-old Ramky Cleantech cleaner who examined optimistic on Could 5, and quarantined on Could 9. She is asymptomatic and was detected when she was examined on Could 11, whereas below quarantine. Her earlier assessments, with the final on Apr 30, have been all detrimental for the an infection. She has examined preliminarily optimistic for the B1617 variant and is pending additional confirmatory assessments.
Case 63119 is a 53-year-old cleaner at Abba Upkeep Companies. She is the spouse of Case 63097, a 62-year-old Ramky Cleantech Companies cleaner who was confirmed with the an infection on Could 11.
She developed a sore throat on Could 10 however didn't search medical therapy. She was quarantined on Could 11 as she was an in depth contact of her husband. After she reported her signs to the well being ministry, she was examined for COVID-19 and confirmed to have the an infection on Could 12. She obtained her first dose of the vaccine on Apr 3, and her second on Apr 24.
Case 63125 is a 57-year-old healthcare assistant at Raffles Medical at Changi Airport Terminal 3 Transit. He was detected when he was examined on Could 10 as a part of rostered routine testing.
He developed a runny nostril that night, however didn't report this symptom. His pooled check outcome got here again optimistic for COVID-19 on Could 11 and he was taken to the Nationwide Centre for Infectious Illnesses the place he took a person check.
The outcome got here again optimistic for COVID-19 the subsequent day. His earlier assessments from rostered routine testing, with the final on Could 4, have been all detrimental for the an infection.
His serology check outcome suggests early an infection, and he has examined preliminarily optimistic for the B1617 variant pending additional confirmatory assessments. He obtained his first dose of the vaccine on Mar 28 and his second on Apr 25.
Case 63126 is a 39-year-old retail govt at a retailer in Terminal 3. He's asymptomatic and was examined on Could 10 as a part of rostered routine testing.
His pooled check outcome got here again optimistic for COVID-19 the subsequent day, and he was taken to NCID for a person check on Could 11, with the an infection confirmed the subsequent day.
His earlier assessments, the final on Apr 13, have been all detrimental. He obtained his first dose of the vaccine on Jan 21 and his second on Feb 14.
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Case 63128 is a 49-year-old Malaysian cleaner who works for Ramky Cleantech Companies at Terminal 3. He had been quarantined on Could 10 as he was a contact of Case 63072, a Ramky Cleantech Companies premises upkeep officer who was confirmed to have the an infection on Could 10.
Case 63128 was examined on Could 11 and developed a cough however didn't report this. His an infection was confirmed the subsequent day and his earlier assessments have been detrimental, with the final on Could 1. He has examined preliminarily optimistic for the B1617 variant.
Case 63129 is a 33-year-old Malaysian man, a cleansing supervisor at Terminal 3 working for Ramky Cleantech Companies. He was quarantined on Could 10 as he was a contact of Case 63072, and was examined on Could 11.
He developed a cough and blocked nostril on Could 12 however didn't report his signs. His check outcome got here again optimistic that very same day. His earlier assessments, the final on Apr 30, have been all detrimental for the an infection.
He has examined preliminarily optimistic for the B1617 variant and obtained his first vaccine dose on Jan 22 and the second on Feb 14.
Case 63132 is a 29-year-old engineer at ST Engineering who's a family contact of Case 63026. He was quarantined on Could 9 and examined on Could 11. He's asymptomatic and his check outcome got here again optimistic for COVID-19 an infection on 12 Could. His serology check result's detrimental.
Case 63135 is a 44-year-old Indonesian maid who was quarantined on Could 10 as she is a contact of Case 63059. She developed a fever a day later and was examined for COVID-19 when she reported her symptom. Her check outcome got here again optimistic on Could 12.
Case 63136 is a 52-year-old lady who works as a crew member on the McDonald's outlet at 744 Bedok Reservoir Street. She is a family contact of Case 63100, a Ramky Cleantech Companies cleaner who was confirmed with the an infection on Could 11.
She developed a sore throat on Could 8 however didn't search medical therapy. As she had been recognized as an in depth contact of Case 63100, she was positioned on quarantine on 11 Could. She knowledgeable MOH of her symptom and was examined for COVID-19 on 11 Could throughout quarantine, with affirmation of the an infection the next day. She has examined preliminarily optimistic for the B1617 variant, and is pending additional confirmatory assessments.
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Case 63138 is a 20-year-old Temasek Polytechnic scholar who had been on home-based studying since Could 7. He's additionally a family contact of Case 63100, a Ramky Cleantech Companies cleaner.
He developed a headache and cough on Could 11 however didn't search medical therapy. As he had been recognized as an in depth contact of Case 63100, he was positioned on quarantine on Could 11 and confirmed to have the virus on Could 12. He has examined preliminarily optimistic for the B1617 variant.
Case 63139 is a 44-year-old housewife who visited Changi Airport Terminal 3 on quite a few events. She developed a sore throat on Could 8 and sought medical therapy at a common practitioner's clinic the subsequent day. She was examined for COVID-19 an infection on Could 10, and her outcome got here again optimistic two days later. Her serology check result's pending.
Case 63140 is a 63-year-old Certis Cisco aviation safety officer at Changi Airport Terminal 3. He developed a runny nostril on Could 10 and sought medical therapy at a clinic the subsequent day the place he was examined for COVID-19.
His check outcome got here again optimistic on Could 12. His earlier assessments from rostered routine testing – the final being on Could 3 – have been all detrimental for COVID-19 an infection. His serological check result's pending. Case 63140 obtained his first dose of the vaccine on Jan 14 January, and the second on Feb 4.
Case 63141 is a 40-year-old software program engineer at ST Engineering. He developed a sore throat on Could 9, a headache on Could 10 and a runny nostril on Could 11. He sought medical therapy at a clinic on Could 11 and was examined for COVID-19. His check outcome got here again optimistic the subsequent day. Case 63141 obtained his first dose of the vaccine on 5 Feb, and the second dose on Feb 26.
Case 63146 is a 44-year-old private-hire automotive driver with GoJek. He visited Changi Airport Terminal 3 on Could 6 and developed a fever and cough 4 days later. He sought therapy at a GP clinic on the identical day and was examined for COVID-19, with the outcome coming again optimistic on Could 12. He has examined preliminarily optimistic for the B1617 variant, and is pending additional confirmatory assessments.
Case 63148 is a 24-year-old scholar at an abroad college who had been on home-based studying in Singapore. She is a family contact of Case 63059, a 63-year-old Ramky Cleantech Companies cleaner who was confirmed to have the an infection on Could 10.
As Case 63148 had been recognized as an in depth contact, she was positioned on quarantine on Could 10. She developed a fever and runny nostril on Could 12 and was examined for COVID-19 after reporting her signs. Her check outcome got here again optimistic for COVID-19 an infection the subsequent day.
Case 63149 is an 80-year-old cleaner working for Ramky Cleantech Companies at Changi Airport Terminal 3. As she had been recognized as a contact of Case 62873, the 88-year-old Ramky Cleantech Companies cleaner who was confirmed with COVID-19 on Could 5, she was positioned on quarantine on Could 10.
She is asymptomatic, and was detected when she was examined on Could 12. Her check outcome got here again optimistic for COVID-19 the subsequent day.
Case 63150 is a 58-year-old administrative employee at SBY Frozen Meals Provide. She is a member of the family of Case 63055, a Certis Cisco aviation safety officer at Changi Airport Terminal 3, and 63074, an administrative employee at SBY Frozen Meals Provide. Instances 63055 and 63074 examined optimistic for COVID-19 on Could 10.
Case 63150 was quarantined on Could 10 and examined on Could 12. Her COVID-19 an infection was confirmed on Could 13, and he or she is asymptomatic however has examined preliminarily optimistic for the B1617 variant. She obtained her first dose of the vaccine on Apr 3 and the second on Apr 24.
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A complete of 46 instances have now been linked to the cluster since an 88-year-old man who works as a cleaner at Terminal 3 examined optimistic on Could 5.
JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT, TERMINALS 1 AND 3 CLOSED TO PUBLIC UNTIL MAY 27
Amid a spike within the variety of instances linked to the airport, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) have closed Jewel Changi Airport in addition to Terminals 1 and three to members of the general public from Thursday.
“Entry to the passenger terminal buildings can be restricted to solely passengers with air tickets and important airport staff," said the authorities.
Members of the public will not be allowed to enter the passenger terminal buildings or Jewel Changi Airport for the next 14 days, until May 27.
All workers in Terminals 1 and 3, as well as Jewel Changi Airport, have been undergoing mandatory COVID-19 tests in a special testing operation that began on Sunday. Terminal 2 has been closed since May 1, 2020.
FREE TESTING FOR PEOPLE WHO VISITED T3
On Wednesday, MOH said it will offer free testing for members of the public who had visited Terminal 3 from May 3 onwards.
On Thursday, MOH said it will extend the free testing to those who visited Terminal 3 from May 1 onwards.
"MOH will progressively inform these people by way of SMS notification with data on easy methods to e book an appointment for his or her check," it added.
All visitors to Terminal 1 and Jewel from May 1 onwards are also advised to monitor their health closely for 14 days from their date of visit.
"They're strongly inspired to go to a regional screening centre or Swab and Ship House Public Well being Preparedness Clinic for a free COVID-19 check in the event that they really feel unwell," added MOH.
As of Thursday, Singapore has reported a total of 61,453 COVID-19 cases and 31 fatalities.
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