COVID-19 wave hits Singapore, precautions introduced
18 May 2024 |
9:22 pm
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…
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.
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