He tested positive while in Berlin, Germany despite donning masks and avoiding crowds throughout the trip. Read more at straitstimes.com.
"Here's also wishing all fathers good health. Apologising to everyone involved on the trip and the organisers of the Point Zero Forum, Mr Heng said that he is currently in isolation and will not be able to continue with his work trip. Mr Heng said in a Facebook post on Sunday (June 19) that he tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday while in Berlin, despite donning masks and avoiding crowds throughout the trip to Europe.
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has tested positive for COVID-19 in Germany and will not be able to continue with his work trip.
On coming down with COVID-19 in Berlin, Mr Heng added: “Hope to bounce back soon. “Unfortunately, I will not be able to continue with my work trip as I am currently in isolation. What an unusual Father’s Day to be quarantined in a hotel abroad.
He is currently in isolation and will be unable to attend his scheduled work engagements.
Among them are Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Indranee Rajah, Aljunied GRC MP and Workers' Party (WP) chairman Sylvia Lim, as well as Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen and Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu, who tested positive while in Copenhagen to attend a ministerial meeting on climate change. Heng is the latest in the growing list of Members of Parliament (MPs) who have tested positive for Covid-19. Having completed the London leg of his trip, during which he attended the London Tech Week 2022 and met the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Kwasi Kwarteng, Heng arrived in Berlin on Jun. 16 local time.
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has tested positive for Covid-19 while in Germany, and will not be attending the inaugural financial technology ...
Stay safe and stay strong, everyone!" Apologising to everyone involved on the trip and the organisers of the Point Zero Forum, Heng said that he is currently in isolation and will not be able to continue with his work trip. Heng said in a Facebook post on Sunday (June 19) that he tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday while in Berlin, despite donning masks and avoiding crowds throughout the trip to Europe.
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has tested positive for Covid-19 in Berlin, and his symptoms are not serious.
In May, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu tested positive while on a work trip in Copenhagen. According to his Facebook post on 12 Jun, Mr Heng is on his fist long-haul work trip since the pandemic. In a Facebook post on Sunday (19 Jun), Mr Heng said he tested positive for Covid-19 the day before (18 Jun), while in the German capital. In a previous Facebook post on Saturday (18 Jun), Mr Heng said he arrived in Berlin on Thursday (16 Jun). Heng Swee Keat on 1st long-haul work trip since pandemic Heng Swee Keat tested positive for Covid-19 on 18 Jun
Singapores Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 in Germany and cannot continue with his work trip ...
What an unusual Father's Day to be quarantined in a hotel abroad. While in Berlin, he met the German Federal Minister for Health, Professor Karl Lauterbach. "Unfortunately, I will not be able to continue with my work trip as I am currently in isolation.
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 in Germany and cannot continue with his work trip ...
"Tested positive for COVID-19 in Berlin yesterday, despite keeping our masks on and avoiding crowds throughout the trip. "Unfortunately, I will not be able to continue with my work trip as I am currently in isolation. Heng, 61, wrote in a Facebook post that he tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, despite donning a mask and avoiding crowds throughout his European trip.
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat is down with COVID-19. Heng, 61, announced yesterday that he caught the COVID bug in Berlin while on a work trip on ...
Singapore has been living with lesser restrictions with the return of large-scale events while Germany is in talks about making masks compulsory again indoors. He assures the public that his symptoms so far are “not serious” thanks to vaccination and booster jabs. Heng, 61, announced yesterday that he caught the COVID bug in Berlin while on a work trip on Saturday and is currently isolating.