Definitions
2.  In these Regulations —
“at-risk individual” means an individual who —
(a)on or after 26 March 2020, enters Singapore (by land, sea or air) from a country or territory outside Singapore;
(b)comes into contact or has come into contact with any other individual who is, or is suspected to be, infected with COVID‑19;
(c)has undergone a PCR test and the test result is pending or uncertain; or
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(d)on or after 26 March 2020, appears to the specified person to be or have been exposed to the risk of becoming infected with, or a carrier of, COVID‑19;
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“COVID-19” means the infectious disease known as Coronavirus Disease 2019;
“PCR test” means a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction test;
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“place of accommodation”, for an individual, means —
(a)the individual’s residence in Singapore; or
(b)any other place of accommodation of the individual in Singapore;
“relevant medical certificate” means a medical certificate issued by a medical practitioner with a valid practising certificate —
(a)certifying that an individual has acute respiratory symptoms and excusing the individual from work or school for a period specified in the medical certificate not exceeding 5 days; or
(b)certifying that an individual has tested positive in a serology test conducted on or after 1 July 2020 and excusing the individual from work or school for a period specified in the medical certificate not exceeding 14 days,
but does not include a medical certificate issued to an individual mentioned in paragraph (b) who has, at any time before undergoing the serology test for which the medical certificate is issued, tested positive in an earlier serology test;
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“serology test” means a COVID-19 serology test;
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“specified person” means the Director or any police officer, immigration officer or Health Officer;
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“traveller” means an individual described in paragraph (a) of the definition of “at-risk individual”.
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