SINGAPORE - There are 215 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Wednesday noon , taking Singapore's total to 44,122.
On Tuesday, a Singapore permanent resident who had returned from India later tested positive for Covid-19, making her the first imported case here since June 14.She returned to Singapore on June 24 and was placed on stay-home notice at a dedicated facility upon arrival. She developed symptoms on Saturday and tested positive on Tuesday.
One of the Singaporeans was asymptomatic and was detected by the ministry's proactive surveillance of persons deployed to front-line Covid-19 operations.Of the three work permit holders, two had been swabbed as part of proactive screening of workers in essential services. The remaining case was asymptomatic and had been tested as he works in front-line Covid-19 operations.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Education also confirmed that a 13-year-old Singaporean student from Rainbow Centre Yishun Park School had contracted Covid-19. Rainbow Centre is a charity which runs schools for people with disabilities. The patient was first announced by MOH on Sunday. She first experienced symptoms on June 10, and was confirmed to be infected on Saturday.
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