Singapore's Health Ministry is investigating a Malaysian truck driver who was denied entry into the republic on Feb 18 after testing positive for Covid-19 using an antigen rapid test (ART) at Woodlands Checkpoint.
The ministry said the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test of the freelance delivery person came back positive for Covid-19 the next day.
The ministry said his previous trip to Singapore was on Feb 8, when he tested negative for Covid-19 at the checkpoint.
“Our investigations found that he had visited Resorts World Sentosa Casino on Feb 9 before departing for Malaysia on the same day,” it said in a statement yesterday.
While he was not included in the case count as he had not been allowed entry into Singapore after testing positive, the ministry said it will take all the necessary public health actions as a precautionary measure, including placing all identified close contacts in quarantine.
The ministry noted that Malaysian truck drivers are not allowed to mingle in the community other than for delivery purposes and are not to stay overnight.
Investigations are ongoing to assess if there had been any breach of the relevant prevailing measures, added the ministry.
As of noon today, Singapore reported 11 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, thus bringing the total infection tally to 59,869.
- Bernama
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