Singapore detects 2 imported COVID cases of Omicron variant who arrived from South Africa

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Two imported COVID-19 cases tested preliminarily positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Singapore on Thursday (2 December), the Ministry of Health said.

The cases, who arrived from Johannesburg in South Africa, are a 44-year-old male Singapore permanent resident and a 41-year-old Singaporean woman. Both fully vaccinated cases have been conveyed to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and are recovering.

The PR arrived in Singapore from Mozambique, transiting through Johannesburg. His pre-departure test in Mozambique on 29 November was negative for COVID-19 infection. They had undergone a polymerase chain reaction test upon arrival in Singapore, and were immediately conveyed to a Stay-Home Notice dedicated facility to be isolated while awaiting their test results. Upon confirmation of COVID-19 infection, they were conveyed to NCID.Contact tracing is ongoing. All 19 other passengers who came in on the same flight have tested negative for COVID-19 infection.

 

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