14 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

SINGAPORE — There were 14 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Sunday (Feb 14), all imported.

Thirteen of them had already been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

Of these 13:

• Two are Singapore permanent residents who returned from India and Malaysia

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  One is a long-term visit pass holder who arrived from the UK

• Eight are work permit holders who arrived from Indonesia, Japan and Myanmar, of whom five are foreign domestic workers

• Two are short-term visit pass holders who arrived from India to visit family members who are Singapore permanent residents

The remaining case is a 28-year-old male Dutch national. He is on a short-term visit pass and is in Singapore for a work project.

He arrived from the Netherlands on Feb 10, and tested negative for Covid-10 upon arrival in Singapore.

"He was subsequently on a controlled itinerary, which was largely limited to his place of work on a vessel docked in Singapore and his accommodation," MOH said.

The man was tested again on Feb 12 and his test result came back positive. He was asymptomatic at the time of testing, but developed a fever on Feb 13.

His serology test result has come back negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection. Given his recent travel history, he was classified as an imported case.

UPDATE ON CONDITION OF CONFIRMED CASES

Meanwhile, the number of new cases in the community has increased from two cases in the week before to seven in the past week.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has also risen from two cases in the week before to four in the past week.

The total number of infections in Singapore is now 59,800.

Of these, 59,621 have fully recovered from the infection, including the 17 discharged on Sunday.

There are currently 32 patients who are still in hospital. Most of them are stable or improving, and one is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Another 118 with mild symptoms, or who are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19, are isolated at community facilities.

Twenty-nine people have died from complications due to Covid-19 infection.