7 more cases are linked to the Case 62517 [2] cluster. They are all family members of the case, and had already been placed on quarantine earlier. All 8 had gathered for a meal on 25 April, where transmission was likely to have taken place.
最另我无语的是有一位还是护士, 她不知道卫生习惯吗? 就算没有covid, 也不能共用啊!
Case 62583 is a 32 year-old female Singaporean who works as a nurse at TTSH. She is the spouse of Case 62517. As she had been identified as his close contact, she was placed on quarantine on 28 April. She is asymptomatic, but was tested for COVID-19 during quarantine and her test result came back positive. She does not work in Ward 9D or Ward 7D. Based on our epidemiological investigation, there is no link between Case 62583 and the TTSH cluster. However, the testing of all staff in TTSH wards will serve as an additional check on this.
Case 62561 is a 57 year-old male Singaporean who is a patient at TTSH, and was initially warded in Ward 7D, before being transferred to Ward 9D.
He developed a fever on 16 April but did not seek medical treatment. On 18 April, as his fever persisted, and he had developed a runny nose and cough, he sought treatment at TTSH’s emergency department. He was tested for COVID-19 infection and his test result was negative. He was subsequently warded in Ward 7D. On 20 April, he was transferred to Ward 9D. As he had persistent fever, he was reviewed by an infectious diseases physician, and transferred to an isolation ward on 27 April. On 28 April, he tested positive for COVID-19 infection and was transferred to NCID. His serological test result has come back negative.