The 15-year-old girl had been in close contact with 47 students and 12 staff members, who have been put on leave of absence or home quarantine order as a precaution.The school premises have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, and Secondary 1, 2, 4 and 5 students will continue with their classes from Monday, based on the weekly rotation schedule previously announced, Ms Liew added.
She later tested positive for COVID-19 through a test done as part of testing of school students above the age of 12 diagnosed with acute respiratory infection at first presentation to a doctor. She also tested positive in a serological test, indicating that this was a past infection, according to the health and education ministries.
"The epidemiological evidence suggested that she was likely to have been infected during the circuit breaker period, and not after school re-opening," said the health ministry.
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