Singapore confirms first case of coronavirus infection

Singapore’s Ministry of Health on January 23 confirmed the first case of a new strain of coronavirus that has killed 25 and infected over 830 people in China.

The local Strait Times newspaper reported that the 66-year old person who tested positive for the virus is a Chinese national and resident of the city of Wuhan, where there infection broke out.

After the first confirmed case of the China-related virus, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on January 24 affirmed that his government is “well-prepared” to deal with the disease.

The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in the central city of Wuhan, has caused an alarm because of its connection to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

VNA

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