Traveller who tested positive for Covid-19 in South Korea unlikely to have been infected during transit in Singapore, say authorities

Traveller who tested positive for Covid-19 in South Korea unlikely to have been infected during transit in Singapore

SINGAPORE - Initial investigations have shown that a traveller who tested positive for Covid-19 in South Korea after transiting in Changi Airport was unlikely to have been infected in Singapore, said the authorities on Friday .

The person left New Zealand on July 21 and arrived in South Korea on July 22, when a polymerase chain reaction test done four hours after the person's arrival was positive for the virus.

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