PMC:7269710 / 3787-6329 JSONTXT 7 Projects

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T35 0-12 Sentence denotes Study design
T36 13-164 Sentence denotes Since Jan 2, 2020, the Ministry of Health in Singapore has been refining local case-definitions for people suspected of having COVID-19 (appendix p 4).
T37 165-534 Sentence denotes Doctors are required by law to notify the Ministry of Health of cases of COVID-19.7 Further, Singapore implemented enhanced surveillance on Jan 31, 2020, to test for COVID-19 among patients in intensive care units and people who died of unknown cause, all people with pneumonia in hospitals, and individuals with influenza-like illness in sentinel primary-care clinics.
T38 535-665 Sentence denotes Hospital-based doctors also have permission to test patients who they view with suspicion for clinical or epidemiological reasons.
T39 666-823 Sentence denotes A confirmed case of COVID-19 is defined as an individual with a respiratory sample positive for SARS-CoV-2, using a laboratory-based PCR test (appendix p 1).
T40 824-923 Sentence denotes Phylogenetic analysis is done of available viral genomic sequences to ascertain genetic clustering.
T41 924-943 Sentence denotes Research in context
T42 944-970 Sentence denotes Evidence before this study
T43 971-1111 Sentence denotes We searched PubMed up to Feb 15, 2020 for reports published in English with no date limitations using the keywords “COVID-19” and “cluster”.
T44 1112-1204 Sentence denotes A family cluster of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in Shenzhen, Guangdong.
T45 1205-1333 Sentence denotes Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has also been reported among co-workers in Germany.
T46 1334-1359 Sentence denotes Added value of this study
T47 1360-1470 Sentence denotes We analysed three clusters of COVID-19 in Singapore to assess interactions and possible modes of transmission.
T48 1471-1570 Sentence denotes Our findings show that SARS-CoV-2 is transmissible in community settings beyond household clusters.
T49 1571-1724 Sentence denotes Importation and limited local transmission of SARS-CoV-2 could have occurred before the lockdown of Wuhan and China's institution of travel restrictions.
T50 1725-1767 Sentence denotes Implications of all the available evidence
T51 1768-2022 Sentence denotes Countries should focus on enhancing detection and containment of local clusters of COVID-19, through surveillance of individuals with general pneumonia or influenza-like illnesses, and of people who have been in contact with unwell travellers from China.
T52 2023-2218 Sentence denotes It is also important for countries to do active case-finding among close contacts of affected individuals, including contacts with mild symptoms, to contain clusters and stop them from spreading.
T53 2219-2354 Sentence denotes The Ministry of Health in Singapore identified the first three clusters of COVID-19 cases on Feb 3, 2020, Feb 5, 2020, and Feb 8, 2020.
T54 2355-2542 Sentence denotes All epidemiological investigations and outbreak containment measures were implemented under the Infectious Diseases Act,7 which provides for use of data for analysis to control outbreaks.