<p>A 36-year-old permanent resident in Singapore, preparing to depart for India, has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a media report.</p>.<p>Tests showed that the man had a low viral load and a serology test result also came back positive on Saturday, The Straits Times quoted the Ministry of Health (MOH) as saying.</p>.<p>His infection was revealed on Saturday from a pre-departure test he took in preparation for another trip to India. The man had returned from a trip to India on December 19 last year, and served his stay-home notice at a dedicated facility until January 2.</p>.<p>He tested negative for Covid-19 on December 31 and showed no symptoms.</p>.<p>"Given that these indicate likely past infection, we have classified the case as imported based on his travel history," the Singapore daily quoted the MOH as saying.</p>.<p>"He is likely to be shedding minute fragments of the virus RNA (Ribonucleic Acid), which are no longer transmissible and infective to others," the MOH said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-19-after-13-deaths-post-vaccination-doctors-urge-health-ministry-to-investigate-945785.html" target="_blank">Read | Covid-19: After 13 deaths post vaccination, doctors urge Health Ministry to investigate</a></strong></p>.<p>Twenty-eight other Covid-19 cases were confirmed in the country on Sunday, taking the tally to 59,536.</p>.<p>All the cases were imported ones, with none in the community (local) or foreign workers' dormitories.</p>.<p>The imported cases had flown in from countries including India, the UK and Nigeria.</p>.<p>There were 13 work permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Myanmar. Of these, six are foreign domestic workers.</p>.<p>All the imported cases have already been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival and were tested while serving the notice. None of them had symptoms.</p>.<p>The number of new cases in the community has fallen to three in the past week, compared to 15 in the week before.</p>.<p>With 32 recoveries on Sunday, so far 59,213 patients have recovered from the disease. As many as 44 patients are still in hospital, the report added.</p>
<p>A 36-year-old permanent resident in Singapore, preparing to depart for India, has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a media report.</p>.<p>Tests showed that the man had a low viral load and a serology test result also came back positive on Saturday, The Straits Times quoted the Ministry of Health (MOH) as saying.</p>.<p>His infection was revealed on Saturday from a pre-departure test he took in preparation for another trip to India. The man had returned from a trip to India on December 19 last year, and served his stay-home notice at a dedicated facility until January 2.</p>.<p>He tested negative for Covid-19 on December 31 and showed no symptoms.</p>.<p>"Given that these indicate likely past infection, we have classified the case as imported based on his travel history," the Singapore daily quoted the MOH as saying.</p>.<p>"He is likely to be shedding minute fragments of the virus RNA (Ribonucleic Acid), which are no longer transmissible and infective to others," the MOH said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-19-after-13-deaths-post-vaccination-doctors-urge-health-ministry-to-investigate-945785.html" target="_blank">Read | Covid-19: After 13 deaths post vaccination, doctors urge Health Ministry to investigate</a></strong></p>.<p>Twenty-eight other Covid-19 cases were confirmed in the country on Sunday, taking the tally to 59,536.</p>.<p>All the cases were imported ones, with none in the community (local) or foreign workers' dormitories.</p>.<p>The imported cases had flown in from countries including India, the UK and Nigeria.</p>.<p>There were 13 work permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Myanmar. Of these, six are foreign domestic workers.</p>.<p>All the imported cases have already been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival and were tested while serving the notice. None of them had symptoms.</p>.<p>The number of new cases in the community has fallen to three in the past week, compared to 15 in the week before.</p>.<p>With 32 recoveries on Sunday, so far 59,213 patients have recovered from the disease. As many as 44 patients are still in hospital, the report added.</p>