For the first time since the Wuhan virus hit our shores, we finally have a case whereby we’ve no idea where he contracted the virus from yet.
Now, before you go apeshit and hide yourself in your house until the virus is contained, don’t: MOH is still conducting investigating, and we might have good news later today.
In any case, there is now more information about this unusual case today.
Started Having Fever on 28 January 2020; Visited Phoenix Medical Group on 30 January 2020
The 41-year-old Singaporean, whose occupation is not revealed, had a fever on 28 January 2020.
A clinic chain, Phoenix Medical Group, has revealed in a circular that the patient had visited their Seletar outlet two times: last Thursday (30 January 2020) and on Monday (3 February 2020).
Phoenix Medical Group has a total of four clinics.
On his second visit, the man had looked “quite ill” with gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms, and had a fever as well.
But because he did not fulfil MOH’s criteria for a suspected case of the coronavirus (remember: he was never in China and had no close contacts with confirmed cases), he was being asked to go to the emergency department in Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital instead of being escorted with a dedicated ambulance service.
You can read more about how the authorities treat a suspect case here.
It was only yesterday that MOH contacted the clinic.
Upon that, the clinic went through a deep cleansing. And the GP who had attended to the patient had also taken a voluntary leave of absence until 17 Feb.
They added, “We would like to assure members of the public, patients and well-meaning family and friends that we will remain vigilant against the scourge of the novel coronavirus and continue our fight against it.”
MOH Still Conducting Investigations
As of yesterday, MOH is currently still investigating where the man had contracted the virus from. They said, “Epidemiological investigations and contact tracing are ongoing to identify individuals who had close contact with the case, and to establish any link he may have had with confirmed cases in Singapore or travellers from mainland China. We are interviewing the patient and his close contacts, and investigating the locations he had recently been to.”
Keep yourself updated by bookmarking MOH’s website.
