Student at Jurong West Secondary contracts COVID-19, case is linked to another student at the school: MOE

She was asymptomatic and was tested as she had been placed on quarantine as a result of being a close contact of the earlier case.

"Being a close contact of a previous case, she had been placed on Home Quarantine Order by MOH since Jul 6, 2020. As part of MOH’s expanded testing regime, she was swabbed and tested positive." READ: 4 students, 1 teacher contract COVID-19; students linked to household infections and were already on home quarantine: MOEAbout 70 students and staff members who were close contacts of the earlier case involving the 13-year-old boy have tested negative for COVID-19, said MOE's Ms Liew.

"The school has been cleaned and disinfected several times since the last weekend. Further disinfection and cleaning of premises is also taking place today," said Ms Liew, adding that as a precaution, the home-based learning period for all Secondary 1 students has been extended.

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