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Singapore – Over the past two weeks since the first case was reported here, 40 people in Singapore have been infected with the novel coronavirus. Here is a look at who they are.
Case No 1: Man from Wuhan
The Chinese national flew into Singapore on Jan 20. Then, he had a sore throat but no fever. The next day, he developed a fever and a cough, and on Jan 22, went to Singapore General Hospital’s (SGH) Emergency Department.
He was classified as a suspect case and immediately isolated, in view of his clinical symptoms and recent travel history from Wuhan. He was diagnosed to have pneumonia.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) was notified at about 10pm the same day. He was confirmed to have the novel coronavirus at 6pm on Jan 23.
Prior to hospital admission, he stayed at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa in Sentosa and said that he had kept to the vicinity of the hotel.
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