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SINGAPORE - A 23-year-old Indian work permit holder who had received both doses of Covid-19 vaccination was the sole locally transmitted case, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported on Sunday. The man, who works as a lashing specialist, was one of 20 new coroVaccinated migrant worker among 20 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE - A 23-year-old Indian work permit holder who had received both doses of Covid-19 vaccination was the sole locally transmitted case, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported on Sunday. The man, who works as a lashing specialist, was one of 20 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Sunday, taking Singapore's total to 60,653. The other 19 cases, all imported, were placed on stay-home notice (SHN) on arrival in Singapore, said MOH. The case of the 23-year-old, who stays in a dormitory in Brani Terminal Avenue, was detected through pooled rostered routine testing on April 7. After his pooled test results came back positive for Covid-19 on April 8, he was immediately isolated and had an individual test on April 9. His test result came back positive again, after which he was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases. «This case is a reminder that it is possible for vaccinated individuals to get infected,» said MOH. Read more