Case 59428
Case 59428 is a 8 year-old male Singaporean who is the child of Cases 59365[2] and 59393[3]. He is a student at Chua Chu Kang Primary School, and had last gone to school on 15 January. He was identified as a close contact of Case 59365 on 16 January, and was placed on quarantine.
He was swabbed on the same day and his result came back negative for COVID-19. There is therefore no risk of transmission to the students he had contact with previously. However he developed a fever on 17 January while he was in quarantine, and was tested again at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. This time, his test came back positive for COVID-19 infection. His serological test result has come back negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection.
Case 59429
Case 59429 is a 39 year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident who works as a sales personnel at BS Industrial & Construction Supply Pte Ltd (34 Kallang Place).
He developed a fever on 16 January, and sought medical treatment at a polyclinic on 18 January, where he was tested for COVID-19 as part of our enhanced community testing to test all individuals aged 13 and above who are diagnosed with acute respiratory infection at first presentation to a doctor.
His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the same day, and he was conveyed to NCID in an ambulance. His serological test result has come back negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection.
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