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A student from the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) has been diagnosed with Covid-19, according to an email sent out on Feb. 21, 2020.

Student in stable condition, school carrying out contact tracing

The email said one of the student in SIT has been confirmed as a case of Covid-19 and is in stable condition.

The school is conducting contact tracing and has placed those who have had close contact with the infected student under a 14-day Leave of Absence (LOA).

In addition, all areas that the infected student had been to is being disinfected.

According to the internal circular, there will be another update on the situation later this evening.

Mothership has reached out to SIT for a statement and will update this story accordingly.

This is the email text:

"We have been informed that an SIT student has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The affected student is currently in stable condition.

We are working closely with the authorities to conduct contact tracing. As a precautionary measure, we have placed staff and students who have come into close contact with the affected student on a 14-day Leave of Absence (LOA). We will continue to monitor the daily health condition of those on LOA and render any necessary support.

Our priority is to safeguard the health and safety of our students and staff. Since the declaration of DORSCON Orange, we have stepped up our precautionary measures and implemented an enhanced cleaning regime. As an additional precaution, all areas that the affect student has come into contact with are currently being deep-cleaned and throughly disinfected.

We will provide an update later this evening, when we have more information."

Top photos from SIT's Website and Fred Murphy/CDC