SINGAPORE, Jan 24 (NNN-CNA) — Two more people have tested positive for the Wuhan virus in Singapore, bringing the total number of cases to three, the Ministry of Health said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new patients\u00a0include the 37-year-old son of the first confirmed case, MOH said in a media briefing on Friday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second new confirmed case is a 53-year-old woman from Wuhan who arrived in Singapore on a Scoot flight at 5.30am on Jan 21, and developed a fever, cough and chills in the afternoon, said MOH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She sought medical attention at Raffles Hospital the next day and was later taken to the emergency department at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where she was immediately isolated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MOH was notified of a suspect case at 3am on Jan 23. The woman subsequently tested positive for the virus at midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman\u00a0stayed at J8 Hotel and visited Orchard Road, Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay, MOH said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is currently warded at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and is in a stable condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been a total of 44 suspect cases in Singapore; the patients are aged between 1 and 78 years old. Thirteen of them have tested negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest update comes after Singapore announced on Thursday its first confirmed case, a 66-year-old Wuhan resident who arrived in Singapore from Guangzhou on Jan 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is in isolation at the Singapore General Hospital and in a stable condition, authorities said. — NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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