The Ministry of Health has just announced on Saturday (8 Feb) that seven new cases of novel Wuhan coronavirus have been confirmed. This brings the total number of infected cases in Singapore to 40 so far.
According to MOH, two new cases have not recently travelled to China or links to previous confirmed infected cases.
These along with the four announced on Thursday and Friday, adds up to six in total.
Among the seven cases, two are identified as a taxi driver and a private-hire car driver. MOH is working with the Ministry of Transport to reach out to all taxi and private hire car drivers on the steps they should take to protect themselves in the course of their work.
MOH also identifies Cases 8 and 91, as well as Cases 31, 33 and 38, being linked to The Life Church and Missions Singapore (146B Paya Lebar Road) and suspects the location as being a possible cluster that involves the above mentioned five cases.
New confirmed cases
Case 34 is a 40-year-old female Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
Case 35 is a 64-year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
Case 36 is a 38 year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident with no recent travel history to China but had been in Johor Bahru from 25 to 28 January.
Case 37 is a 53 year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
Case 38 is a 52 year-old female Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
Case 39 is a 51 year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China, but who had travelled to Malaysia from 23 January to 2 February.
Case 40 is a 36-year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
Update status of cases
Of the 40 confirmed cases, four are in critical condition, with one requiring additional oxygen support. Two have been discharged.
As of 8 February 2020, 12pm, 438 of the suspect cases have tested negative for 2019 novel coronavirus, and 40 have tested positive. Test results for the remaining 181 cases are pending.
The country’s Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) has earlier raised to Orange yesterday (7 February) as the MOH announced three new cases of unknown origin.
The number of people infected in China — where the virus originated from — has jumped to 34,673 and millions more were ordered to stay indoors. The confirmed death toll in mainland China is announced to be 724, with 2375 recovered.