Home recovery concerns: Household spread of COVID-19 makes up ‘less than 10%’ of cases: MOH official

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Households with infected persons can share toilets, and they should take extra care when eating, experts said on Talking Point.

SINGAPORE: Even without having a room with an attached bathroom, those recovering from COVID-19 at home can mitigate the risk of infecting other household members, a doctor and a Ministry of Health official have assured.

“Studies have shown that most of the transmission happened during mask-down activities. It’s not really when they talk to each other or the usage of the toilet,” she said. “So long as the COVID-positive patient in the room when they have their meal, I think it’s fine.”COVID-19 patients on home recovery should have their meals away from other household members.Dr Teoh and Mr Dinesh were speaking on the programme Talking Point which aired on Thursday night.

Going forward, the MOH will also manage COVID-19 cases by looking at household entities now that simplified protocols are in place, said Mr Dinesh. He was responding to young mother Tng Pei Wei, who asked why her household of six – all of whom caught COVID-19 – were managed as six different cases instead of a group with a single address.

 

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