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Six patients in Singapore, including four who have no history of recent trips to China, have tested positive for a new corona virus, the Ministry of Health announced at a press conference Tuesday (4 February) in Singapore. In the press conference, Singapore Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said four cases of local transmission interacted with tourists from China. While the other two cases were Singaporeans who were evacuated from Wuhan on January 30. This brings the number of confirmed cases in Singapore to 24. But the Singapore government ensures that this virus will not be widespread in Singapore.

"Singapore has confirmed a total of six additional cases of the corona virus infection novel on which a cluster of four has no reason travel history to China and therefore that is a result of local transmission. There is however no evidence of widespread sustained community transmission currently. Three of the local transmission cases can be traced to contact with reason travelers from mainland China. The fourth case is a close contact of one of the local transmission cases. The ministry of health has commenced contact tracing to identify individuals who have close contacts with these cases so I assure to strengthen the cluster and limit for the spread. As I mentioned yesterday the cases of limited community transmission are not unexpected This is a scenario that we have prepared for and we are ready to manage it" Minister said.

Last Friday, it was announced that all new visitors with recent travel history to mainland China would not be allowed to enter Singapore. This visitor will also not be allowed to transit in Singapore. Those who have Chinese passports, with the exception of Singapore permanent residents (PR) and long-term passport holders, will also not be allowed into Singapore. The corona virus has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 20,000 worldwide. The World Health Organization has declared the virus outbreak as a global emergency. (VOI / NK / AHM)