China coronavirus: Singapore reports fifth confirmed case after Chinese woman flies from Wuhan with family
- The patient is Chinese national from Wuhan who flew to Singapore with relatives on January 18
- She has been warded in isolation room at National Centre for Infectious Diseases and is in stable condition
Singapore confirmed its fifth case of the coronavirus on Monday. The patient is a 56-year-old female Chinese national from Wuhan who arrived in Singapore with her family on January 18, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
The woman has been warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID). She is in a stable condition.
The health ministry said the patient was asymptomatic during her flight to Singapore but developed symptoms several days later, on January 24. She was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital in an ambulance two days later.
“She was classified as a suspect case and immediately isolated at NCID. Subsequent test results confirmed Wuhan coronavirus infection on January 27,” the health ministry’s statement said.
The ministry said the woman had no known links to the previous four confirmed imported cases.
Before she was admitted to hospital, she stayed with her family. After symptoms appeared, she remained at home until being taken to hospital.
The health ministry has begun contact tracing to identify people who came into close contact with the her.