Existing measures in Singapore can contain fast-spreading Covid-19 strain; 33 imported cases confirmed

Professor Ooi Eng Eong said current control measures should suffice as the UK variant is still mainly spread through respiratory droplets. - The Straits Times/Asian News Network

SINGAPORE, Jan 2 (The Straits Times/ANN): Measures for containing the spread of Covid-19 would still hold for the fast-spreading strain circulating in the United Kingdom which may show up in more cases here, unless it gets loose in the community, said infectious disease experts.

So far there is one confirmed case with the more contagious B117 strain in Singapore, a 17-year-old Singaporean who arrived from Britain on Dec 6. There are at least 13 others with positive preliminary tests for the strain, including a Singapore Airlines pilot and a work pass holder returning from the UK.