ICA Building to close for disinfection on Saturday after linked to COVID-19 cluster
SINGAPORE: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority will be closed for disinfection on Saturday after the Ministry of Health identified the building asICA confirmed in a statement on Saturday that three of its officers based at the ICA Building along Kallang Road are currently hospitalised after testing positive for the coronavirus.They are listed by the Ministry of Health as Cases 1553, 1650 and 1698 and tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday.
It added that as a precautionary measure, the building would close on Saturday for another round of disinfection. It advised customers with appointments for their urgent requests to make a trip to the building on Monday instead. On Apr 6, the officer had been deployed at ICA’s e-Lobby for approximately two hours to assist customers with their transactions. He was wearing a surgical mask throughout his deployment.Case 1650 last reported for work on Mar 27. On the night of Mar 29, the officer developed a sore throat, cough and had diarrhoea, and sought medical treatment at a clinic the next morning. He was given five days of medical leave from Mar 30 to Apr 3, which was later extended to Apr 7.
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