Three Indonesian nationals who displayed Covid-19 symptoms in Indonesia traveled to Singapore on separate days, presenting themselves to Singapore hospitals on the day of their arrival.

Case 147 was conveyed by ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on March 7, while Cases 152 and 170 presented themselves at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) the day they arrived in Singapore, on March 7 and March 9 respectively.

According to the Ministry of Health (MOH), Cases 152 and 170 are family members.

Case 147

Case 147 is an imported case involving a 64-year-old male Indonesian national who arrived in Singapore on March 7, at Seletar Airport.

He had a fever upon arrival, and underwent a Covid-19 swab test at the checkpoint. His was the first case to be detected by the swab test.

The man was then conveyed by ambulance to NCID on the night of March 7, and subsequent test results confirmed Covid-19 infection on the morning of March 8.

Prior to arriving in Singapore, he reported an onset of symptoms on March 3 while he was in Indonesia.

According to MOH, prior to hospitalisation, he mostly stayed at his rental apartment in the Oxley Road area.

Case 152

Case 152 is an imported case involving a 65-year-old male Indonesian national who had arrived in Singapore on March 7.

The man presented himself at SGH on the same day, and subsequent test results confirmed Covid-19 infection on March 8 afternoon.

Before arriving in Singapore, he reported onset of Covid-19 symptoms on Feb. 28 while he was in Indonesia, and had sought medical treatment at a hospital in Jakarta on March 2.

Case 170

Case 170, who is a family member of Case 152, is an imported case involving a 56-year-old Indonesian national who had arrived in Singapore on March 9.

The woman presented herself at SGH on the same day, and subsequent test results confirmed Covid-19 infection on March 10 afternoon.

Prior to arriving in Singapore, she reported onset of Covid-19 symptoms on March 6, while she was in Indonesia.

From March 7, foreigners have to pay for their own Covid-19 treatment in Singapore

On Monday (March 9), MOH announced that in order to prioritise resources at public hospitals, foreigners on short-term visit passes (STVP) who seek treatment for Covid-19 in Singapore will have to pay for their own treatment.

The new ruling started on March 7, although MOH said that it will continue to waive Covid-19 testing fees for all STVP holders as part of its public health measures to identify and initiate contact tracing for confirmed cases.

All three Indonesian nationals arrived in Singapore on or after March 7.

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