This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Singapore to 28. Outside China, Singapore has the second highest number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which originated in China's Wuhan city. On Tuesday, the Government said that Singapore recorded its first cases of local coronavirus transmission, with four women here infected who had not travelled to Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak. Another two confirmed cases were announced on Tuesday. Before this, another two Singaporeans on the same flight had been reported as confirmed cases.

Source: The Star February 05, 2020 14:15 UTC