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Singaporean Man, 65

MONITORING
SG-002
PASSENGER · 60-69 · M

DOSSIER

UPDATED · 2026-05-13

No new statement from Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency on his case between May 10 and May 13. He remains in isolation at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases under the 30-day quarantine from last exposure (clearance window approximately May 25), with a confirmatory PCR test scheduled before release and 45 days of phone surveillance to follow. The May 7 CDA notification described the two Singapore residents collectively as 'one has a runny nose but is otherwise well, and the other is asymptomatic' without identifying which man had which presentation. The European disease-control agency's May 13 outbreak bulletin recorded 11 ship-linked cases globally (8 confirmed, 2 probable, 1 inconclusive); no Singapore additions

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UPDATED · 2026-05-11

National Public Health Laboratory confirmed hantavirus, including Andes virus, was NOT detected across multiple samples collected from the individual; he reportedly presented with a runny nose but was otherwise well at NCID. Departed MV Hondius and shared the April 25 St Helena-Johannesburg flight with the confirmed index case who later died in South Africa. Per CDA protocol, he remains in NCID quarantine for 30 days from last exposure with repeat testing before release, then phone surveillance to day 45. CDA assesses public risk in Singapore as low

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ORIGINAL ENTRY

Singaporean male, age 65. MV Hondius passenger. Same flight exposure as SG-001. Tested NEGATIVE as of May 8. Self-isolating. Still within monitoring window. Sources: CNN, Singapore MOH. Updated 2026-05-09: 65-year-old Singapore Permanent Resident male; arrived Singapore May 6, 2026 and isolated at NCID. Tested NEGATIVE for hantavirus (announced May 9, 2026). Remains in 30-day quarantine from last exposure with retest before release, then 45-day phone surveillance. Disembarked MV Hondius at Saint Helena April 24; on the April 25 St Helena-Johannesburg flight (88 passengers) with the woman who later died. Exposure date corrected to April 25 (flight, the higher-exposure event); exposure country corrected from CV to SH

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cda.gov.sg, thestar.com.my, scmp.com, mothership.sg

KEY DATES

EXPOSURE
2026-04-25
ONSET
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CONFIRMED
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OUTCOME
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TRAVEL TIMELINE

  1. STOP 1 · Apr 1 → Apr 1Ushuaia, MV Hondius boardingBoarded MV Hondius for Atlantic Odyssey (149 passengers and crew)
  2. STOP 2 · Apr 3 → Apr 22At sea — Antarctic Peninsula / South GeorgiaAtlantic Odyssey expedition segment
  3. STOP 3 · Apr 24 → Apr 25Saint Helena — early disembarkationAmong the ~29-30 passengers who disembarked early at Saint Helena April 24 per AP reporting
  4. STOP 4 · Apr 25 → Apr 26Johannesburg O.R. Tambo — transitAIRLINK Saint Helena to Johannesburg charter, then onward connecting flight home
  5. STOP 5 · May 6 → PRESENTNCID, SingaporeQuarantined at NCID. Tested negative. Same protocol as SG-001.
  6. STOP 6 · May 6 → PRESENTNational Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), SingaporeIsolated at NCID Singapore; 30+45 day surveillance window; tested NEGATIVE as of May 8-9.