On 2 Dec, Singapore has detected two imported COVID-19 case infected with the Omicron variant.
Both cases were isolated upon arrival and had not interacted with the community. They both arrived from Johannesburg via a Singapore Airlines flight.
Yesterday (3 Dec), two more people infected with the same variant were detected while transiting through Singapore. Here are the details
Transited to Sydney, Australia
The first case was a fully vaccinated traveller from Johannesburg, South Africa. He departed the country on 27 Nov and was transiting from Singapore to Australia.
He boarded a Singapore Airlines Flight, SQ481, and reached Singapore on 27 Nov. He tested negative on 24 Nov before leaving South Africa.
On 28 Nov, he left on another Singapore Airlines Flight, SQ231, to Sydney, Australia. He was confirmed to be a positive case by the New South Wales Ministry of Health. He was the Australian state’s eighth Omicron case.
Throughout his time in Singapore, he had not left the transit holding area. He also did not visit other areas in Changi Airport or interact with the community.
Transited to Malaysia
On 19 Nov (yes, that’s almost two weeks ago), another traveller from Johannesburg, South Africa, arrived in Singapore via a Singapore Airlines Flight, SQ479. She transitted through Singapore to Malaysia.
She was reported yesterday (3 Dec) as Malaysia’s first detected case of the Omicron variant. Throughout her time in Singapore, she remained in the transit holding area until her departure to Malaysia on 19 Nov.
She’s a 19-year-old university student in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia and she was fully vaccinated.
15 passengers on the same Singapore Airlines Flight, SQ479, were identified as her close contacts. These passengers did not enter Singapore or interact with the community. Like her, they all remained in the transit holding area.
Five other contacts who shared a vehicle with her before her ten-day quarantine in Malaysia were also tested. Their results came back negative.
The student and eight other close contacts underwent further testing as well. She was released on 29 Nov after her quarantine.
Contact tracing for both cases is ongoing and there is currently no evidence of any community transmission from these cases.
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