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SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health said on Saturday (Jan 4) that it had been notified of the first suspected case of the mystery Wuhan virus here, involving a three-year-old girl from China who had pneumonia and a travel history to the Chinese city of Wuhan.
She had been warded for further assessment and treatment, and isolated as a precautionary measure, said the ministry.
Countries have grown concerned over a viral outbreak in Wuhan marked by unusual cases of pneumonia. These appear to be linked to a wholesale seafood market there, where not just seafood is sold, but also live animals, including, reportedly, birds and snakes, and the organs of rabbits and other wildlife.
At least 44 people had been affected there; and 11 were seriously ill, raising the spectre of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) which hit Singapore hard in 2003.
Singapore has started temperature screening for passengers arriving from the city at Changi Airport, and doctors are on the look out for possible cases.
Experts, however, say that there have been no reports of human-to-human transmission, which means much less risk to the public.
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