First four cases of local nCoV transmission - 

Two work at Yong Thai Hang, a Chinese health products shop in Cavan Road, in Lavender, that caters to Chinese tour groups.

The third is a maid of one of the women, while the fourth is a tour guide who had taken groups to the same shop.

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Coronavirus: S'pore reports first cases of local transmission; 4 out of 6 new cases did not travel to China

 

Two women who work at Yong Thai Hang (above), a Chinese health products shop in Cavan Road that caters to Chinese tour groups, have come down with the coronavirus, as has a tour guide who led Chinese tourists there.ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

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Chang Ai-Lien

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Salma Khalik

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SINGAPORE - Singapore has recorded its first cases of local coronavirus transmission, with four women here infected who had not travelled to Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak.

Two work at Yong Thai Hang, a Chinese health products shop in Cavan Road, in Lavender, that caters to Chinese tour groups.

The third is a maid of one of the women, while the fourth is a tour guide who had taken groups to the same shop.

The tour group in question has since returned to China.

In addition, another two confirmed cases were announced on Tuesday (Feb 4).

The two were among a group of 92 people flown back to Singapore from Wuhan on a Scoot flight last Thursday. Before this, another two on the same flight had been reported as confirmed cases.

 

In total, there are now 24 confirmed cases in Singapore.