Singapore Airlines crew on flight with Omicron cases under self-isolation

Flight had 2 cases; 6 passengers currently on 10-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at a dedicated facility. Two travellers who flew from South Africa to Australia via Singapore have been found to be infected with the Omicron variant of the Covid virus.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that while most of the travellers had remained in the transit area at Changi until their departure for Sydney on Nov 28, 7 had disembarked. Six are currently on 10-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at a dedicated facility and will be PCR tested. One was a close contact of an infected individual on the flight, and has been quarantined. Contact tracing is ongoing for airport staff who may have come into transient contact with the cases.

Singapore Airlines said on Monday (Nov 29) that its pilots and crew who operated on the SQ211 flight will self-isolate and get tested for Covid-19, in accordance with the guidance from the authorities.

The New South Wales health ministry said that two travellers who flew from Singapore to Sydney on Sunday have been confirmed to have been infected with the new Omicron Covid-19 variant. Both passengers arrived in Sydney from southern Africa on Singapore Airlines flight SQ211. said NSW Health.

SIA declined to reveal any information on the passengers, citing customer confidentiality, but said that it will assist the health authorities in all necessary contact tracing efforts.

Australia now has five confirmed cases of the Omicron variant, which the World Health Organisation has classified as a new “variant of concern”. businesstimes.com.sg