Restaurant manager is sole community case; 19 imported

A 44-year-old restaurant manager has tested positive for Covid-19, the only community case reported yesterday.

The permanent resident, who manages Spice Grill Restaurant in Tanjong Pagar and Rangoon Bar & Bistro in Serangoon, was last at work last Thursday.

He is the husband of the 41-year-old accountant at OM Universal who tested positive last Friday.

The woman, also a permanent resident, is a household contact of a previously reported case, a work pass holder who arrived from India on April 2 and had tested positive for the virus on that day, but was later assessed to have recovered.

The restaurant manager was identified as a close contact of his wife and tested positive for Covid-19 after being placed on home quarantine last Friday.

He is asymptomatic and was taken to hospital on Sunday after his test came back positive, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). It added that his serology test came back negative, indicating that this is probably a current infection.

MOH also said epidemiological investigations are ongoing, and all identified contacts, including his co-workers, have been isolated and placed on quarantine.

MOH added that the number of new cases in the community has increased to nine in the past week, from two in the week before.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased to five in the past week, from two in the week before.

There were also 19 imported cases yesterday, taking Singapore's tally to 60,851.

The 19 cases included two Singaporeans and six permanent residents returning from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal. There were also three dependant's pass holders arriving from the Maldives and the Philippines, as well as a long-term visit pass holder, two student's pass holders, three work pass holders, a work permit holder and a short-term visit pass holder, all arriving from India.

With 18 patients discharged yesterday, 60,488 patients have fully recovered from Covid-19. A total of 79 patients are in hospital, including one in critical condition in intensive care, while 239 are recuperating in community facilities.

New cases: 20

Imported: 19 (2 Singaporeans, 6 permanent residents, 3 dependant's pass holders, 1 long-term visit pass holder, 2 student's pass holders, 3 work pass holders, 1 work permit holder, 1 short-term visit pass holder)

In community: 1 (1 permanent resident)

In dormitories: 0

New community cases in the past week: 9 (5 unlinked cases)

Active cases: 318

In hospitals: 79 (1 in ICU)

In community facilities: 239

Deaths: 30

Patients with Covid-19 who died of other causes: 15

Total discharged: 60,488

Discharged yesterday: 18

TOTAL CASES: 60,851