February 23, 2020, 09:45 PM
[Updated on Monday, Feb. 24 at 10pm to include updates from MOH Singapore]
The Philippines and Singapore's Ministry of Health confirmed a case of a Filipino with Covid-19 in Singapore.
The Philippine Star reported on Feb. 23 that a Filipino in Singapore had tested positive for the virus.
It cited a tweet from Brigido Dulay, the Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Concerns at the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs.
(1) Singapore PE reported that a Filipino has tested positive for Covid-19 and is now in isolation at SG’s National Centre for Infectious Diseases. This is first confirmed case involving a Filipino in SG. Singapore PE is in close contact with... @teddyboylocsin #DFAinAction
— Dodo Dulay (@dododulay) February 23, 2020
(2) SG health officials to monitor the condition and well-being of our kababayan. @teddyboylocsin #DFAinAction
— Dodo Dulay (@dododulay) February 23, 2020
Dulay said that the patient is currently in isolation at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
He added that the Philippine Embassy in Singapore is in close contact with Singaporean officials to apprise themselves of the patient's condition.
Other Philippines media, including the Manila Bulletin and the Filipino Times, reported the same story.
Who is the Filipino patient?
The Ministry of Health on Monday (Feb. 24) confirmed to Mothership that the Filipino case corresponds to Patient 89, who was the only one who is not a Singapore citizen among a group of three new cases on Feb. 22.
According to MOH, he is the individual who visited the GymBoxx in Bishan.
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