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Two M’sians among 42 imported Covid-19 cases in Singapore

9-year-old girl arriving from Austria one of duo

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 11 Jan 2021 7:42AM

Two M’sians among 42 imported Covid-19 cases in Singapore
In addition to the two Malaysians who tested positive for Covid-19 in Singapore, two Singaporeans arriving from Malaysia were also infected with the coronavirus. – AFP pic, January 11, 2021

SINGAPORE – Two Malaysians were among 42 imported cases of Covid-19 reported in Singapore today, with one involving a nine-year-old girl who arrived from Austria.

Labelled as Case 59,155, the dependant’s pass-holder, who was asymptomatic, had her serological test result come back positive, said the republic’s Health Ministry in its full data released here tonight.

The second case involves a 35-year-old Malaysian, who is a work permit holder.

Labelled as Case 59,145, the ministry said the woman, who was asymptomatic, arrived from Malaysia.

Meanwhile, two Singaporeans who returned from Malaysia also tested positive for Covid-19.

As of noon yesterday, the republic reported a total of 42 new cases – all imported – bringing the total number of cases to date to 58,907.

The ministry said 40 of the cases were asymptomatic and detected through proactive screening and surveillance.

All those detected positive were either placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. – Bernama, January 11, 2021

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