SINGAPORE: A total of 293 people have been tested for COVID-19 after they visited a KTV at HomeTeamNS Khatib on the same days as three confirmed ...
SINGAPORE: A total of 293 people have been tested for COVID-19 after they visited a KTV at HomeTeamNS Khatib on the same days as three confirmed cases, said the Ministry of Health on Wednesday .
This includes four people who had reported acute respiratory infection symptoms and were taken to hospital for further medical assessment, said MOH.Another 100 swabs are pending test results. The ministry said it is facilitating testing for the remaining 28 people who have yet to be swabbed. The ministry said on Saturday that visitors had been invited to preview the yet-to-be-opened karaoke outlet at HomeTeamNS Khatib on the two dates, with most staying only for a short time.MAP: All the places that COVID-19 community cases visited while they were infectiousThe three COVID-19 cases who had visited the karaoke outlet on Aug 1 and 2 include a 57-year-old Singaporean woman who was tested after she sought medical treatment for prolonged acute respiratory infection symptoms.
The third confirmed case who visited the karaoke outlet is a 39-year-old Singaporean woman who was detected under MOH’s enhanced community testing to test all individuals aged 13 and above who are diagnosed with acute respiratory infection at the first presentation to a doctor.
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