Coronavirus Singapore
2 new local cases: Vaccinated migrant worker and student
Both were linked to previous patients; 22 other infections imported
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A Covid-19 vaccination site at Hong Kah North Community Club. One of the new local cases reported yesterday is a dormitory resident who had received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
An 11-year-old pupil at Dimensions International College and a 32-year-old migrant worker were two locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 reported yesterday.
One was in the community, while the other was in the workers' dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
They were both linked to previously reported cases.
The boy, an Indian national, holds a student's pass.
He is the son of a 41-year-old accountant and a 44-year-old restaurant manager who had previously tested positive for Covid-19.
The boy was quarantined last Friday after being identified as a close contact of his parents, and developed a fever on Wednesday.
He had previously tested negative for the virus twice - on Saturday and Monday.
He was taken to the National University Hospital.
The patient from the dorm is the roommate of a 35-year-old Bangladeshi national who had tested positive despite having received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The new patient had also received both jabs - the first on March 13 and the second on April 3.
MOH said this accounts for the man's lack of symptoms.
"The Covid-19 vaccine is effective in preventing symptomatic disease for the vast majority of those vaccinated, but it is still possible for vaccinated individuals to get infected," it said.
It added that further research is required to determine if the vaccination will also prevent onward transmission of the infection.
"This is a reminder that we cannot afford to let our guard down," said MOH.
"Our existing key enablers - safe management measures, testing and contact tracing - continue to be necessary and effective in helping us to mitigate spread and keep community transmission low."
The migrant worker is a work permit holder employed by Prosper Environmental & Engineering as a construction supervisor. He works at Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard in Admiralty.
He and his roommate are residents of Westlite Woodlands dormitory, where multiple cases of Covid-19 were detected on Wednesday.
There were also 22 imported cases, said MOH.
These bring Singapore's case total to 60,904.
