SINGAPORE, Feb 7 — A Singaporean man whose job was to issue electronic monitoring devices to people serving stay-home notices (SHN) was the sole Covid-19 community case reported today.

He had no links to past infections, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

Giving more details on the man, the ministry said he is a 43-year-old male Singaporean who was deployed to work at Changi Airport Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.

"His job entails issuing electronic monitoring devices to individuals who will be serving SHN outside of dedicated facilities, and helping them to wear the devices," MOH said.

"While on duty, he wears a surgical mask, face shield and gloves.

"The man had no symptoms and his infection was detected when he was tested on Feb 4.

His earlier tests – the last of which was on Jan 22 – returned negative.

His serology test result has come back negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection.

Apart from the man, there were 23 imported cases reported today, bringing the total number of infections in Singapore to 59,699.Among the 23 imported cases:

Two are Singaporeans with travel histories to Canada, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)