SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed four new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore.
As he had been identified as a close contact of Case 93, a 38-year-old male Singapore citizen, he was referred by MOH to NCID on Friday and immediately isolated. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Friday afternoon.Case 100 is a 20-year-old male Malaysian national who is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. He reported onset of symptoms on Thursday and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on Friday.
Details on Case 98: 24-year-old PRCase 98 is a 24-year-old male Singapore permanent resident who has no recent travel history to China, Daegu and Cheongdo. He is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID, and is linked to the cluster at Wizlearn Technologies. It reiterated its advice for Singaporeans to defer all travel to Hubei province, home to Wuhan where the virus originated, and all non-essential travel to mainland China.
It likely originated from Wuhan’s Huanan Seafood Market, where live animals or products – such as foxes, wolf puppies, giant salamanders, snakes, porcupines, and camel meat – are sold.