90 Percent of Corona COVID-19 Positive Import Cases in Singapore Are Not Detected at the Examination Gate

Beritags.net - 90 Percent of Corona COVID-19 Positive Import Cases in Singapore Are Not Detected at the Examination Gate. Effective control, body temperature to prevent the spread of Covid-19 is questionable. Nine out of 10 positive cases of Covid-19 in Singapore were confirmed between Wednesday, March 18, 2020 and Friday, March 20, 2020, showing no symptoms such as fever when they crossed the border.

They were identified as having contracted the virus after consulting a doctor at the hospital or primary care doctor at the clinic after their home returned. This was said by the local Ministry of Health Monday, March 23, 2020.

"They show no symptoms when the checkpoint," a statement from the Department of Health, quoted by The Straits Times, Tuesday (03/24/2020).

Tourists who come to Singapore to go through a thermal scanner will determine whether someone has a fever. Those who are identified as having symptoms or other respiratory problems, will be invited to the test pad.

So far, Singapore's Ministry of Health has recorded 119 positive cases detected in three days. As many as 87 of them were imported cases.

With these results, it is feared that the corona will be positive but without symptoms. Scientists call the research urgent to determine the proportion of people who are 19 positive but have no symptoms or symptoms that are present later amid fears of a higher number of suspicion carriers.

Previously, the South China Morning Post reported that one third of people who had tested positive for corona symptoms were slow or even no symptoms. This is based on data sent by the Chinese government.

Singapore Needs New Arrivals Quarantined

To strengthen border controls to prevent the spread of the epidemic, anyone entering Singapore without seeing the source of their arrival, needed 14 days of isolation. This obligation also applies to those who are healthy early Friday, March 20, 2020, 23:59 Singapore time.

The ministry also said it had made extra precautions for those who came in contact with positive cases returning to Singapore. They were asked to be quarantined in a special room with a toilet inside. The movement is more assertive than before and is needed for those who are positive and suspect that the coronavirus holder.

Meanwhile, people who have to stay at home don't have to live in a room with a toilet, but they have to stay at home for 14 days.

Handling at the border or all entry points to start Singapore is intensified Monday, March 23, 2020, 23:59 pm local time for Corona to reduce the risk of import cases. All participants who make a short visit, including tourists, are prohibited from entering or transiting in Singapore.

Meanwhile, workers outside in Singapore will be permitted if they work in areas that provide basic services such as health and transportation. (rie/beritags.net)