Covid 19 Imported Case Singapore : Where do they come from?
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The recent days have seen a surge in Imported Cases.
From 0 import cases, we have risen to 40 cases within a week.
Here is a list of the cases stating the origin and dates detected since March 5 were new imported cases surface
Tally
Europe - 18
Indonesia-7
Malaysia 5
USA -4
Phillippine-3
Japan-1
India-1
Thailand-1
Observations
European numbers include other countries NOT place in the restricted list (Italy, France, Spain, Germany). It may be time to reassess if the ban should apply to European countries that have an increasing trend of Covid19 cases as Europe is now assessed to be the next Epicenter for Covid19.
Indonesia has seen the next biggest import cases. The Country has only declared 96 cases but there are already 7 imported cases to Singapore. Most of the cases imported are deemed to be deliberate with cases exhibiting symptoms in Indonesia and subsequently arrive in Singapore for treatment. Given the mismatch in numbers, it might be wise to have travel restrictions to be imposed for such visitors.
Malaysia imports are all from one event in Malaysia - Mass Religious Mosque Gathering.
USA and Philippine are not on the restricted list but there are already 4 imports from there.
Imported cases also include local citizens and residents who had been to the affected area.
The total imported cases over the past week have risen to 40. This does not include secondary infection to residents of Singapore. With global numbers increasing exponentially, it might be time to relook into our travel plans. Non-essential travel regardless of destinations should be reassessed. Even if the country is not on the restricted list, it does not necessarily mean that it is safe. With 30 out of 40 cases being Singapore Citizens, PR, SWP and LTP holders, the ones that are bringing back COVID19 are not visitors but ourselves.
Updated 1503, new measures are introduced to address the concerns we raised
you can read the new measures here
EUROPE
(France, Portugal, UK, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, UK)
March 5
Case 113: Male 42 French SWP
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 3
Date of Symptoms: March 3
Others: Visit France, Portugal and UK from Feb 9 to March 3, Visited Gleneagles
March 6
Case 123: Male 47 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: Feb 24
Date of Symptoms: Feb 27
Work: Singapore Airline
Others: South Africa 14-17 Feb, France 22-24 FebMarch 7
Case 136: Male 36 Italian
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 1
Others: Travelled to US Feb 7-22, Italy Feb 23 to Feb 29
Status: NCID
Status: NCID
March 9
Case 124: Female 37 Singapore PR
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 5
Date of Symptoms: March 5
Others: Germany 27 Feb to 5 March
March 7
Case 175 Male 44 Singapore Citizen
Indonesia
Case 132: Female 37 Singapore PR
Type of Case: Likely Imported
Arrival Date: Feb 27
Date of Symptoms: Feb 29
Others: London Feb 23-27
Case 154: Male 52 British National
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 6
Date of Symptoms: NA
Others: Switzerland Feb 26 to Feb 28, UK Feb 29 to March 5
Status: NCID
March 10Status: NCID
Case 165: Male 30 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 7
Work: RSAF
Others:: Been in France Feb 15 to March 7 (Offical Duty)
March 11
March 11
Case 169 Male 40 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 7
Date of Symptoms: March 9
Work: RSAF
Others: France 15 Feb to 7 March (Official Duty), Went to HPB
Case 171 Male 27 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 6
Date of Symptoms: March 9
Others: France Feb 25- March1, Spain March 1- March 6
Case 173 Male 31 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 7
Work: RSAF
Others: France 15 Feb to 7 March (Official Duty)
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 7
Date of Symptoms: March 10
Work: RSAF
Others: France 15 Feb to 7 March (Official Duty)
March 14
Case 176 Female 37 British National
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 8
Date of Symptoms: March 7 (UK)
Others: Japan Feb 24- March 4, UK March 4-8
Status: NCID
March 13
Status: NCID
Case 177 Male 26 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 7
Date of Symptoms: March 9
Others: UK Feb 28 - March 1, France March 2-March 7
Case 191 Female 24 Malaysia SWP
Type of Case: Imported
Date of Symptoms: March 9
Work: SQ Cabin Crew
Others: Germany Feb 24 to Feb 28, Malaysia Feb 28 to March 3, March 6-10
Case 193 Male 26 Malaysia SWP
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 10
Others: Germany March 1-3, Czech Republic March 4-6, Austria March 7-8, Hungary March 9-10
Case 194 Female 24 Chinese National SWP
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 10
Date of Symptoms: March 8
Others: Germany March 1-3, Czech Republic March 4-6, Austria March 7-8, Hungary March 9-10
Case 207 Female 40 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date : March 11
Arrival Date : March 11
Others: UK March 6-11
Case 210 Male 56 German SLTP
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 2
Others: Feb 27 - Germany March 3, March 11-12, Switzerland March 3-March10
Indonesia
March 8
Case 147: Male 64 Indonesian
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 7
Date of Symptoms: March 3
Others: Arrived from Indonesia
Status: NCID
Status: NCID
March 9
Case 152: Male 65 Indonesia
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 7
Date of Symptoms: Feb 28
Others: Arrive from Indonesia
March 10
Case 170 Female 56 Indonesian
Case 170 Female 56 Indonesian
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 9
Date of Symptoms: March 6
Related Cases: 152 (Family Member)
Others: Arrive from Indonesia
March 12
Case 181 Male 83 Indonesia
Case 181 Male 83 Indonesia
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 9
Date of Symptoms: March 8
Related Cases: 182
Others: Arrive from Indonesia
Case 182 Female 76 Indonesia
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 9
Related Cases: 181
Others: Arrive from Indonesia
March 14
Malaysia
March 12
Case 212 Male 64 Indonesia
Type of Case: Imported
Others: Arrive from Indonesia
March 14
Case 203 Female 36 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Likely Imported
Arrival Date: March 8
Date of Symptoms: March 11
Others: Indonesia March 6-8
Malaysia
March 12
Case 183 Male 29 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 4
Date of Symptoms: March 6
Others: Malaysia Mass Religious Gathering
Case 187 Male 48 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 2
Date of Symptoms: March 4
Others: Malaysia Mass Religious Gathering
Case 197 Male 30 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 2
Others: Malaysia Mass Religious Gathering
March 13
March 13
Case 199 Male 37 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 2
Date of Symptoms: March 3
Others: Malaysia Mass Religious Gathering
March 14
March 14
Case 202 Male Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 3
Date of Symptoms: March 3
Others: Malaysia Mass Religious Gathering
Others: Malaysia Mass Religious Gathering
USA
March 12
Case 180 Male 71 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 10
Others: USA Feb 29 to March 10
March 13
March 13
Case 192 Male 32 USA
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 10
Others: Arrive from the USA
Case 195 Male 47 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 2
Others: US Feb 4-17, Canada Feb 17- March 9
MARCH 14
MARCH 14
Case 206 Female 33 NZ SLTP
Type of Case: Imported
Arrival Date: March 6
Others: USA Feb 28 to March 6
Philippine
March 11
Case 172 Female 42 Filipino Singapore Work Pass Holder
Type of Case: Likely Imported
Others: Visit Philippines Feb 27 to March 2
Case 178 Male 37 Filipino SWP
Type of Case: Imported
Others: In the Philippine from 11-19 Feb and 23Feb 02 March. Visit relative with pneumonia
MARCH 14
MARCH 14
Case 205 Female 33 SLTP
Type of Case: Imported
Others: Philippine Feb 27 to March 6
JAPAN
March 14
THAILAND
March 13
JAPAN
March 14
Case 204 Male 32 USA SWP
Type of Case: Imported
Others: Japan Feb 29 to March 8
INDIA
March 13
Case 189 Male 36 Indian SWP
March 13
Case 189 Male 36 Indian SWP
Type of Case: Likely Imported
Others: India Feb 21 to March 1
THAILAND
March 13
Case 188 Male 53 Singapore Citizen
Type of Case: Likely Imported
Others: Thailand Feb 23 to March 1.
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