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(4) For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 24, the relevant period applicable to an employee or a worker who becomes a diagnosed person means—
- (a) in the case where he or she is a diagnosed person because of having been tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 upon undergoing a PCR test in Singapore—a period of 7 days before the date on which he or she so tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and ending on the day that he or she so tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; or
- (b) in the case where he or she is a diagnosed person because of having been diagnosed as having a COVID-19 infection—a period of 7 days before the date on which he or she was so diagnosed and ending on the day he or she was so diagnosed.
(5) To avoid doubt—
- (a) paragraph (1) applies even if a PCR test result or an antigen rapid test result is or may be subsequently determined to be an atypical finding for SARS-CoV-2; and
- (b) a relevant period can consist of any time falling before 1 January 2022.
Extended meaning of “employee”, etc., for regulation 16 notice
17. Where an employer or a principal is a partnership or an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), any reference in regulation 16—
- (a) to an employee or a worker includes a reference (as the case may be) to—
- (i) a partner of the partnership; or
- (ii) the president, secretary or any member of the committee of the unincorporated association; and
- (b) to the employer or principal includes a reference (as the case may be) to—
- (i) any other partner of the partnership; or
