Singapore detects first likely case of Covid-19 re-infection


A file picture of healthcare workers with a Covid-19 antigen rapid test cartridge at a testing station at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre in Singapore. - Reuters

SINGAPORE (Bernama): Singapore has detected its first case of likely Covid-19 re-infection, involving a migrant worker at a dormitory, says the republic's Ministry of Health.

While re-infection is rare, the ministry, in consultation with an expert panel, has assessed that the clinical and laboratory evidence "suggests that this is a likely case of re-infection".

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