Changi Airport COVID-19 cluster grows after Certis Cisco officer, Raffles Medical employee test positive

Two more people who work at สล็อตออนไลน์ ความเพลิดเพลิน ที่คุ้มค่าแก่การลงทุน Changi Airport - a Raffles Medical employee and a Certis Cisco aviation security officer - have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infections linked to the cluster there to 10.

The two cases at Changi Airport were among the 19 new COVID-19 infections reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (May 10).

The first case reported on Monday is a 44-year-old Singaporean who works as an operations officer at Raffles Medical, located at Changi Airport Terminal 3.

The man, known as Case 63047, developed a blocked nose on May 9 but did not seek medical treatment, said the Health Ministry.

He was swabbed on the same day as part of MOH’s special COVID-19 testing operations for all workers in Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 3, as well as Jewel Changi Airport.

His test result came back positive on May 10 and he was taken in an ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID). His serology test result is pending.

The man received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Feb 23 and the second dose on Mar 16.

The other case, a 59-year-old Singaporean man, is employed by Certis Cisco as an aviation security officer at Changi Airport Terminal 3. The man's job entails security screening at the departure hall.

Known as Case 63055, the man developed a cough on May 5 but did not seek medical treatment until May 7, when he visited a general practitioner clinic. He was given three days’ medical leave and advised to remain at home.

On the night of May 8, he sought medical treatment at another general practitioner clinic as he had not recovered, and was tested for COVID-19 the next day.

His result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on May 10 and he was taken in an ambulance to NCID. His earlier tests from rostered routine testing – the last being on May 4 – were all negative for COVID-19 infection.