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A fully vaccinated nurse was one of the three community Covid-19 cases reported in Singapore on Wednesday.
Following the detection of her case, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) locked down the affected ward, and preliminary tests found four more persons there being infected.
The four comprise a doctor and three patients who were cared for in the same ward, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday.
MOH said that the nurse, a 46-year-old Filipino who works at Ward 9D, had developed a cough, sore throat and body aches on April 27 and sought medical treatment at the hospital.



Three of our patients and two of our staff, have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 today. We are working with MOH to...
Posted by Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) on Wednesday, 28 April 2021


Her test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on the same day, and she was warded at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
“Her serology test result is pending,” MOH said.
The woman had received her first dose of vaccine on January 26 and a second dose on February 18.
“The Covid-19 vaccine is effective in preventing symptomatic disease for the vast majority of those vaccinated, but it is possible for vaccinated individuals to get infected,” the ministry said.
Following the detection of the woman’s case, MOH said that the hospital locked down the affected ward and tested the patients and staff who had been in the ward.
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“As a precautionary measure, all staff who treated the infected patients, as well as all visitors, patients and staff working in Ward 9D will be placed on quarantine,” the ministry said.
“Epidemiological investigations and contact tracing are ongoing. As we are conducting further testing for these four cases, they have not been included in today’s case count.”
In a post on its Facebook page late on Wednesday, TTSH said that close staff contacts have been swabbed and placed on leave of absence “pending further investigations”.
The hospital added that the affected ward has since been locked down and that they are swabbing and isolating all the patients there.


As a further precaution, TTSH said it was tightening its ward visiting policy and would be allowing only two preregistered visitors throughout a patient’s stay “until further notice”.
“We will monitor the situation and review our policy accordingly. We will also be swabbing all staff in the main hospital’s ward block.
“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience these measures will cause but they are necessary to contain the situation and protect our patients and staff,” TTSH said.
Read the original article at Today Online.


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Coronavirus: Singapore hospital locks down ward as nurse, doctor and 3 patients test positive

Singapore’s Tan Tock Seng Hospital is  tightening its ward visiting policy after five new Covid-19 cases. Photo: Today Online

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The nurse, a 46-year-old Filipino woman, had already received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine
Tan Tock Seng hospital has tested all staff and patients at the affected ward; they and all visitors will be placed on quarantine



The nurse, a 46-year-old Filipino woman, had already received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
