COVID-19: M'sian man among 13 new cases in S'pore

SINGAPORE:Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed that one of the 13 imported COVID-19 cases in the republic yesterday is a 45-year-old Malaysian man.

Labelled as case number 58774, the work permit holder arrived from Malaysia, the ministry said in its full data released here.

The ministry said the man and nine others who were asymptomatic were detected through its proactive screening and surveillance, while three remaining three were symptomatic.

"They had all already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN or under isolation," it said.

As of noon yesterday, the republic reported a total of 13 new cases, with none in the community or residing in dormitories, thus bringing the total number of infections here to 58,542.

On Sunday, one of the five imported COVID-19 cases reported in the republic was a 23-year-old Malaysian woman who served her SHN at a hotel here.

-- BERNAMA