China pneumonia: Singapore reports first suspected case linked to Wuhan
- Patient is a three-year-old girl with a travel history to Wuhan, but had not visited seafood market where some of the infected worked
- The number of cases reported in relation to the Wuhan outbreak rose to 44 on Friday, up from 27 on Tuesday
Singapore has reported its first suspected case of pneumonia that’s possibly linked to the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where there’s an ongoing outbreak of a mysterious lung infection.
The patient, a three-year-old girl with a travel history to Wuhan, is in stable condition and has been hospitalised for further assessment and treatment, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday. She has been isolated as a precautionary measure.
Preliminary tests showed that the case was positive for Respiratory Syncytial Virus, a common cause for childhood pneumonia.
The World Health Organisation is monitoring the situation in Wuhan and is in active communication with its counterparts in China, where an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the outbreak.
Some of the infected worked at a fresh seafood and produce market in the city. The girl in the suspected case in Singapore had not visited the Huanan seafood wholesale market associated with the cluster, according to the health ministry.