EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated for accuracy.
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On Friday (25 Jun), Singapore saw the emergence of a second Covid-19 cluster in a hospital, this time at Changi General Hospital (CGH).
Further tests unearthed 6 cases among hospital staff as of Saturday (26 Jun).
As a precautionary measure, the hospital will be stepping up surveillance testing. Should more patients be identified as Covid-19 contacts, they are not allowed to receive visitors in the wards.
Meanwhile, visitation guidelines for the rest of the patients and general wards remain the same.
According to CGH’s Facebook update on 26 Jun, they said 2 porters and a nurse have tested positive for Covid-19 on 24 and 25 Jun.
This is in addition to 3 more Covid-19 cases reported earlier.
As part of the hospital’s ongoing surveillance and precautionary measures, the staff are now carrying out more swab tests for inpatients.
Patients identified as contacts may be placed in isolation to continue their recuperation, and they will not be able to receive visitors.
Hence, visitors will not be allowed in these affected wards until further notice.
Visitation guidelines for CGH’s general wards remain at 1 pre-registered visitor for the duration of their admission, and one visit by the visitor each day.
Since the detection of cases among staff, CGH has activated infection control protocols and ordered for terminal cleaning to be carried out.
The relevant staff will also have to undergo contact tracing and enhanced surveillance swab tests.
Those identified as close contacts are now under quarantine or on leave of absence (LOA).
Here’s a breakdown of the cases from CGH so far:
However, the Ministry of Health listed Case 64464 as unlinked.
CGH stressed that their staff followed the necessary safety measures, such as donning Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during their work.
With the emergence of a second hospital cluster in Singapore, we hope that authorities can swiftly ringfence the infections to prevent them from spilling over into the community.
The journey to recovery is hard-fought, and we trust that Singapore is well-equipped to adapt to the situation.
In the meantime, we hope all patients can make a smooth recovery.
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