SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health is advising
residents living near Bedok Town Secondary School to see a doctor
if they have a cough or are feeling unwell.
The reminder comes after the latest case of
tuberculosis was discovered in a student of Bedok Town Secondary
School.
The patient is the third case from the school this
year.
MOH says tuberculosis can spread in a community and it is hard to
trace.
It says early detection is essential in fighting the
infection
The ministry's Tuberculosis Control Unit is screening students and
teachers who have had close contact with the girl, and is also
investigating if the three cases are linked.
- CNA/fa