Singapore man infected with the Delta variant in May; last month, he came down with Omicron

The man was infected with the the Omicron variant while travelling to Singapore in December 2021 under the VTL scheme. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Jan 16 (The Straits Times/ANN): Over the course of eight months, John (not his real name) contracted Covid-19 twice.

The 37-year-old permanent resident, who was infected with the Delta Plus variant while he was overseas in May last year, fell victim again - this time to the Omicron variant - while travelling to Singapore last month under the Vaccinated Travel Lane scheme.