Covid-19: Singapore detects first likely re-infected case

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COVID-19 | Singapore has detected the first likely case of Covid-19 re-infection involving a migrant worker at a dormitory, according to the republic's Health Ministry. While re-infection is rare, the ministry, in consultation with an expert panel, has assessed that the clinical and laboratory evidence “suggests that this is a likely case of re-infection”.In addition to his positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results, the ministry said there was a corresponding marked increase in antibody titres compared to the period prior to the likely re-infection, “suggesting that he was exposed to a new infection which boosted his antibody levels”.“The virus detected in his samples taken in January 2021 is also genetically distinct from that associated with the dormitories outbreak in 2020, suggesting that this is likely a different and new infection,” said the ministry in a…