Two more patients were infected with the coronavirus today, bringing the total tally to 1023. Health officials said today the girl's mother had been infected with the virus earlier, both returned from Britain on April 10. Her mother, the 994th case, had tested positive at AsiaWorld-Expo temporary inspection facilities upon arrival, but her daughter's saliva samples showed a negative result at the time. The daughter developed a runny nose almost a week later on April 16 and was infected after a second inspection. Another infected case was a 29-year-old studying at the Philippines, he returned yesterday and his saliva samples showed a positive result with the virus despite being asymptomatic.

Source: The Standard April 18, 2020 09:00 UTC