Singapore on Saturday reported 10 new imported coronavirus infections, including a man who stayed at Mandarin Orchard, where 13 people who served their stay-home notice at the hotel have tested positive for the virus, Channel News Asia reports. The latest patient reported on Saturday, a Lebanese national who arrived from Qatar, was transferred from Mandarin Orchard to another dedicated stay-home facility on Dec 20 when investigations were launched into the 13 patients. However, his swab test on December 24 at the end of his stay-home notice came back positive. On Friday, the ministry announced that a 47-year-old permanent resident who returned from the Philippines on December 10 and served his stay-home notice at Mandarin Orchard had tested positive for the virus. He also cleared two swab tests but later tested positive for the virus.

Source: The Standard December 27, 2020 04:18 UTC