No visitors allowed in Tan Tock Seng Hospital wards after nurse tests positive for COVID-19

[The_King]

 

 

SINGAPORE: Following its decision to tighten visitor restrictions on Wednesday (Apr 28) night, Tan Tock Seng Hospital said on Thursday afternoon that no visitors will be allowed into its wards until further notice.

This comes after a nurse, who had completed the full vaccination regimen, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. She was reported as a confirmed case on Wednesday.

 

"Please be informed that no visitors will be allowed into our wards until further notice," said the hospital in a Facebook post on Thursday.

"These are necessary measures to contain the situation and protect our patients and staff. Our sincere apologies for the inconvenience and we thank you for your understanding."

When CNA visited on Thursday afternoon, signs had been put up saying "no visitors allowed".

However, patients were still being allowed into the hospital as normal, with no sign of people being turned away at any of the entrances to the building. 

 

The move comes after Tan Tock Seng Hospital said late Wednesday night it was tightening its ward visiting policy, with only two pre-registered visitors allowed throughout a patient’s stay. These two visitors cannot be changed throughout the patient's stay.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital said on its website on Thursday that the update to its visiting policy was "in line with the latest measures to manage the spread of COVID-19".

Those with concerns can contact the hospital at 6357 3078, it said.

 

EIGHT CASES LINKED TO NURSE

On Thursday, eight of the 16 new community COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore were linked to the nurse, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). 

These cases were detected from testing patients and staff members in the affected ward - Ward 9D. 

As a precautionary measure, all staff members working in Tan Tock Seng Hospital wards will be tested for COVID-19 infection, said MOH. 

All close contacts of the cases, including patients, visitors and staff members who were in the affected ward will be placed on quarantine, added MOH.

"Visitors will not be allowed into the hospital wards while investigations are ongoing," said the health ministry.

NURSE WHO FIRST TESTED POSITIVE

The nurse, a 46-year-old Philippine national, was among the three community infections reported on Wednesday. She was deployed at Ward 9D, a general ward.

She developed a cough, sore throat and body aches on Tuesday and sought treatment at the hospital. She tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day and was warded at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

The nurse received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Jan 26, and the second dose on Feb 18. A doctor and three patients who were cared for in the same ward have tested "preliminarily positive", said MOH.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital has locked down the affected ward and is swabbing patients and staff members.

A doctor and three patients who were cared for in the same ward have tested "preliminarily positive", said the Health Ministry on Wednesday.

 

Source: CNA/ic

[socrates469bc]

[Satki]

Guess OYK bad luck goes with him wherever he goes

 

haven't even warm the seat and already the owner of a cluster

 

 

I expect him to announce a twinning of SG hospitals with those in India.

 

Patients can freely transfer between them (and pray tell who would want to transfer there)

 

he will call it medical bubble

 

LOL

 

 

[chamfer]

Need to contain the spread....

 

When CB 2.0 start???

[XianGe]

Must thank the champ who allowed ceca in freely... 

[XianGe]

1 hour ago, chamfer said:

Need to contain the spread....

 

When CB 2.0 start???

 

Tink if more kenna then CB2.0 + travel bubble burst

[socrates469bc]

2 hours ago, chamfer said:

Need to contain the spread....

 

When CB 2.0 start???

 

49 minutes ago, XianGe said:

 

Tink if more kenna then CB2.0 + travel bubble burst

 

cannot lose to the bolehsians, they alrdy in the midst of going for mco 3.0 liao.

 

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/malaysias-new-covid19-cases-jump-3142-1019-selangor-—-health-dg

[Bigbird]

3 hours ago, The_King said:

 

EIGHT CASES LINKED TO NURSE

On Thursday, eight of the 16 new community COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore were linked to the nurse, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). 

 

NURSE WHO FIRST TESTED POSITIVE

The nurse, a 46-year-old Philippine national, was among the three community infections reported on Wednesday. She was deployed at Ward 9D, a general ward.

 

The nurse received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Jan 26, and the second dose on Feb 18. A doctor and three patients who were cared for in the same ward have tested "preliminarily positive", said MOH.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital has locked down the affected ward and is swabbing patients and staff members.

A doctor and three patients who were cared for in the same ward have tested "preliminarily positive", said the Health Ministry on Wednesday.

Source: CNA/ic

 

They didnt say how the nurse contracted C19!

 

Did she travel bark to filippine?

 

I also assume BOTH the nurse & Dr have taken both shots of vaccines!  So aint they "lucky" 0.3%???

[The_King]

5 minutes ago, Bigbird said:

 

They didnt say how the nurse contracted C19!

 

Did she travel bark to filippine?

 

I also assume BOTH the nurse & Dr have taken both shots of vaccines!  So aint they "lucky" 0.3%???

it mean shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

 

la

[Homelander]

12 hours ago, chamfer said:

Need to contain the spread....

 

When CB 2.0 start???

 

i don't want cb 2.0...very depressing

[chamfer]

4 hours ago, Homelander said:

 

i don't want cb 2.0...very depressing

I kind of enjoy circuit breaker. Like the quiet and peaceful and to be able to hear nature sounds.

[Homelander]

1 hour ago, chamfer said:

I kind of enjoy circuit breaker. Like the quiet and peaceful and to be able to hear nature sounds.

 

Yeah that part is wonderful...the sian part is cannot suka suka go out...very confined feeling

[socrates469bc]

2 hours ago, chamfer said:

I kind of enjoy circuit breaker. Like the quiet and peaceful and to be able to hear nature sounds.

 

1 hour ago, Homelander said:

 

Yeah that part is wonderful...the sian part is cannot suka suka go out...very confined feeling

 

quite true, i m quite surprised that i can survive no ktv outings for so long until now.

 

i am even more amazed at how kgk xdd @HarrisY can survive no atbpgds for 10 weeks last yr.

[The_King]

8 hours ago, Homelander said:

 

i don't want cb 2.0...very depressing

I enjoyed CB 1.0

 

Everything so peaceful, quite no rush everywhere

 

Like like sg in the 90s

[HarrisY]

8 hours ago, Homelander said:

 

i don't want cb 2.0...very depressing

I noe chiu scared cannot mit chiur daiwan gf wahaha

[Homelander]

1 hour ago, HarrisY said:

I noe chiu scared cannot mit chiur daiwan gf wahaha

Diam diam rah...later u no atb pgd to jiak how??? Wahahaha

[Satki]

the reaction seems like jit pai tua ki

 

 

usually they try to cover up with some bs excuse

 

but this time looks like they dare not

 

so i think we should see double digit community every day for the next couple of weeks

 

 

[socrates469bc]

12 hours ago, Satki said:

the reaction seems like jit pai tua ki

 

 

usually they try to cover up with some bs excuse

 

but this time looks like they dare not

 

so i think we should see double digit community every day for the next couple of weeks

 

 

 

still many many questions left unanswered but better let the sleeping dog sleep.

 

first question is how come the nurse kena wuhan despite having the 2 doses and putting on ppe during work.

 

so either vaccine is ineffective or the ppe was not put on properly.

 

in either case, it just shows the vaccine is not effective when being exposed to wuhan.

 

secondly, r there any other medical personnel who kena but not detected.

 

thirdly and most importantly, is the nurse the index or an untraceable case.

 

most likely not index and this will bring us back to the first question, r there any loopholes in ttsh management.

 

if untraceable, this will be bad becos dont know how wide spread as the nurse has contacts with more than taxi driver.

[Satki]

All lull into a false sense of safety by the incumbent failed 4G money grabbing politicians

 

 

If this become a super cluster then i hope pdp, pvp, sdp come out and demand a COI. This will get the money wasted pres to do something for the years of leeching.

 

Fark the wp