Following days and weeks of widespread tentativeness and unease, 4 June 2021 came across as a breath of fresh air.
After all, there were just 13 cases yesterday; seven of which were community cases.
There was only one unlinked case.
In comparison, there were 45 cases just the day before (3 June).
A whopping 35 were community cases.
There’s Only 1 Unlinked Case on 4 June & It’s a Hwa Chong Student
As of 12pm yesterday (4 June), the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
7 are community cases, of which 1 is unlinked.
The remaining 6 are imported cases.
According to the Ministry of Health, the sole unlinked case yesterday, case 64029, is a 19-year-old male Singapore who studies at Hwa Chong Institution.
He last attended school on 18 May 2021.
On 2 June, he began going through a fever, sore throat and body aches, and sought treatment at a General Practitioner (GP) clinic on 3 June.
It was there that he underwent an antigen rapid test (ART) and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, with the former testing positive.
He was instantly isolated.
Later on, his PCR test would also test positive, though his serology test result remains unclear.
Lowest
4 June saw the lowest turnout in term of cases since 10 May 2021.
However, the weekly average is still daunting, with 23 cases in the past week compared to 21 in the week before.
The total number of infections currently stands at 62,158, with 61,580 since making a full recovery.
229 cases remain in hospitals, and another 316 are being isolated at community facilities.
Thus far, thirty-three has fallen to the disease.
Wrong Vaccine
Though 4 June was a relatively ‘positive’ occasion considering the recent circumstances, it also churned out a potentially harmful mistake.
On Friday (4 June), a 16-year-old boy turned up at Kollam Ayer Community Club Vaccination Centre to get vaccinated.
He received one dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and was placed under observation.
Everything sounds fine, right? Well, except that the boy is under 18 and the Moderna vaccine is currently authorised for individuals aged 18 and above.
The error was discovered at the vaccination centre during the post-vaccination observation period. A staff member found out that the boy was under 18 years of age.
As an additional precaution, he was placed under a longer observation time of 50 minutes, and remains generally well, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a joint statement with the Ministry of Education (MOE).
The two ministries have since issued an apology.
“We apologise for the inconvenience and anxiety caused, and have reached out to the youth’s parents to explain the situation,” MOH and MOE said.
MOH said it has carried out a thorough review of its internal processes at vaccination sites, including putting in place more stringent protocols at its vaccination sites to verify eligibility.
The ministry is also in close contact with the boy and his family and will continue to monitor his health closely and provide the necessary support.
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