MOH investigating Malaysian truck driver who visited gambling house at Resorts World Sentosa
22 February, 2021
The Ministry of Wellbeing (MOH) said on Sunday (Feb 21) that it's investigating a Malaysian truck driver who had visited Resorts World Sentosa casino on Feb 9 to determine if there had been any breach of relevant prevailing COVID-19 measures.
The driver who works as a freelance deliveryman was denied entry into Singapore on Thursday after he tested positive for COVID-19 in an antigen rapid test (ART) at Woodlands Checkpoint.
His polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test also came back positive on Friday.
The man's previous visit to Singapore was on Feb 8, when he tested negative for COVID-19 for his ART at the checkpoint.
Investigations found that he previously visited Resorts Community Sentosa Casino on Feb 9, before leaving for Malaysia on a single working day, said the ministry.
"Malaysian truck drivers aren't allowed to mingle locally apart from for delivery needs and are never to stay overnight," said MOH.
"Investigations happen to be ongoing to assess if there have been any breach of the relevant prevailing steps."
The ministry added Resorts Globe Sentosa Casino at 8 Sentosa Gateway to the set of public places visited by COVID-19 cases locally throughout their infectious period on Sunday.
Singapore reported 11 fresh COVID-19 infections about Sunday, all of whom are imported circumstances, acquiring the national tally to 59,869.
MOH said that the Malaysian vehicle driver is not included in the circumstance count as "he had not been allowed access into Singapore immediately after his positive ART test".
It added that it will require all necessary public wellbeing actions as a good precautionary measure, including positioning all discovered close contacts about quarantine.
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