COVID-19 wave hits Singapore, precautions introduced

Singapore’s Ministry of Health has asked public hospitals to move suitable patients to transitional or home care facilities to ensure bed capacity following COVID-19 resurgence.

This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday.

The ministry explained that by this development, public hospitals are to reduce non-emergency surgeries as part of the precaution measures against the spread of the pandemic.

The ministry said an estimated number of COVID-19 cases rose to 25,900, from May 5 to 11 against 13,700 accorded in the previous week.

It added that the average daily COVID-19 hospitalisation rose to 250 from 181.

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The KP.1 and KP.2 variants account for over two-thirds of the cases in Singapore.

The ministry, therefore, called on residents to step up vaccination to protect against severe illness.