Another South Korean at Singapore work conference infected with coronavirus


The two South Koreans and a Malaysian contracted the coronavirus infection during a conference at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Singapore. ST/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Another South Korean who attended a conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore last month has been infected with the coronavirus.

The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday that a 36-year-old businessman from South Korea tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from a trip to Singapore where another South Korean and a Malaysian contracted the disease.

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