90 staff, residents at Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home tested for Covid-19 after ex-employee infected; results all negative

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A former care staff had tested positive for Covid-19 on Aug 30 in the Philippines, four days after her last day at the nursing home.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - A total of 90 staff and residents at the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home at Silat Avenue were tested for Covid-19 after an ex-staff tested positive.The ministry said it had been informed that a care staff who previously worked at the home had tested positive for Covid-19 on Aug 30 in the Philippines.

As a precautionary measure, MOH and the Agency for Integrated Care worked with the Lee Ah Mooi home to test 90 staff and residents who were identified as possible contacts of the case.They included three community cases, all of whom are work pass holders.

 

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