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32-year-old Indian man, who was on a long-term work pass in Singapore, died of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, the Health Ministry said as the country's total number of COVID-19 cases reached 1,623.
The man underwent the test for the coronavirus at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on April 7 and was advised to stay at home pending the result. His chest X-ray indicated that he did not have pneumonia, the ministry said.
"He passed away at his residence on April 8 and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection after his demise, it said, adding that investigations is on to establish the cause of the his death.
Meanwhile, a 31-year-old Indian man, who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, is currently in an isolation room at the NCID after he tested positive for the virus. He works as a technician at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
He has no recent travel history to affected countries or regions. He reported the symptoms on April 5 and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on April 7.
With 142 cases reported on Wednesday, Singapore has a total of 1,623 COVID-19 infections.
Except for two imported cases, the others were local infections.
https://www.news18.com/news/world/i...ronavirus-total-cases-reach-1623-2570209.html
The man underwent the test for the coronavirus at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on April 7 and was advised to stay at home pending the result. His chest X-ray indicated that he did not have pneumonia, the ministry said.
"He passed away at his residence on April 8 and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection after his demise, it said, adding that investigations is on to establish the cause of the his death.
Meanwhile, a 31-year-old Indian man, who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, is currently in an isolation room at the NCID after he tested positive for the virus. He works as a technician at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
He has no recent travel history to affected countries or regions. He reported the symptoms on April 5 and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on April 7.
With 142 cases reported on Wednesday, Singapore has a total of 1,623 COVID-19 infections.
Except for two imported cases, the others were local infections.
https://www.news18.com/news/world/i...ronavirus-total-cases-reach-1623-2570209.html
