13/05/2026
85.1% of the 3,169 people screened for tuberculosis (TB) at Bedok Central after three clusters were discovered there have tested negative for TB infection.
The remaining 14.9% - or 473 people - who had a positive blood test result will be contacted to do a chest X-ray to determine if they have active or latent TB.
Those flagged will be required to do a follow-up chest X-ray to determine if they have active TB or latent TB infection, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said in a press release on Wednesday (May 13).