Singapore witnessing a surge in Covid-19 instances

Singapore is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 instances within the final two weeks, in response to Well being Minister Ong Ye Kung.

“We’re originally a part of the wave the place it’s steadily rising,” Ong has been quoted as saying by The Strait Occasions.

“So I might say the wave ought to peak within the subsequent two to 4 weeks, which suggests between mid- and finish of June,” the minister mentioned.

Quoting the Ministry of Well being, the report mentioned the estimated variety of Covid-19 instances within the week of Could 5 to Could 11 rose to 25,900 instances, in contrast with 13,700 instances within the earlier week. The typical each day Covid-19 hospitalisations rose to about 250 from 181 the week earlier than. The typical each day intensive care unit (ICU) instances remained low at three instances, in contrast with two instances within the earlier week.

The minister, in response to the report, mentioned that there are not any plans for any type of social restrictions or some other necessary kind of measures for now, as Covid-19 is handled as an endemic illness in Singapore. He added that imposing extra measures could be a final resort.

Ong mentioned that with Singapore being a transport and communications hub, it is going to be one of many cities to get a wave of Covid-19 sooner than others.

“So Covid-19 is simply one thing that we’ve got to reside with. Yearly, we must always count on one or two waves,” he mentioned.