Serious 56,000 Covid Cases In Singapore From Dec 3 to 9! PAP Converting Expo Hall 10 Into Covid Hospital! Should John Tan Stock Up On Toilet Paper Again?

[syed putra]

Muslims are immune to covid as I did not see middle East shutting down nor suffering from it.

 

[Leongsam]

Relax it's just a mild illness which will resolve within days.

 

[nabeifuckpap]

Relax it's just a mild illness which will resolve within days.

Does not apply to elderly folks depends on their health condition

 

[Leongsam]

Does not apply to elderly folks depends on their health condition

Elderly folks can end up dead from a variety of factors including the common cold. Covid is no worse.

 

[k1976]

Relax it's just a mild illness which will resolve within days.

Yeah...tiagong everything will be good and fine. Keep calm and KEEP HUAT LA HUAT LA
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-peaked-but-slight-surge-possible-ong-ye-kung

 

[k1976]

SINGAPORE – Covid-19 infections jumped to 56,043 in the week of Dec 3 to 9, a 75 per cent increase over the 32,035 infections the previous week.

This is the third week of increase in Covid-19 infections. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said it will update figures daily from Dec 19.

It advises the public to wear a mask if they are in crowded places even if they are not sick, especially in indoor settings, or around vulnerable people.

MOH also said it will open a second Covid-19 treatment facility at Singapore Expo Hall 10 this weekend to increase the number of beds for Covid-19 patients. Their doctors will decide if they should be admitted.

A treatment facility already operates at Crawfurd Hospital in Adam Road.

Together, the two facilities can take more than 80 patients, and the new facility can be expanded if necessary.

In addition, hospitals will take steps to meet the rise in demand for beds.

MOH said: “To preserve our healthcare capacity, MOH has been working with public hospitals for contingency planning, including ensuring adequate manpower and deferring of non-urgent electives to maximise bed capacity for urgent cases in need of acute care.”

The average hospitalisation rate has surged to 350 admissions daily, up from 225 the previous week.

In the week ended Dec 9, 23 Covid-19 patients were admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), up from nine the previous week, and the highest for the year. A total of 763 patients were hospitalised with Covid-19.

As a result, public hospitals are also turning to other institutes, such as transitional care facilities, to house the more stable patients.

MOH said travellers should also take precautions, such as wearing a mask at the airport, buying travel insurance in case they should need medical care overseas, and avoiding crowded areas with poor ventilation.

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung had said on Dec 13 that the healthcare impact of the latest spike in numbers is low, with fewer than 10 cases in ICU at any one time.

Although more than 560 Covid-19 patients were hospitalised on Dec 13, it is a fraction of the 1,726 at the peak of the pandemic.

Covid-19 is not the only airborne infectious disease that has been on the rise here.

In the week of Dec 3 to 9, polyclinics saw 3,590 acute upper respiratory infections a day – up from 2,970 a day in the previous week. Polyclinics, which treat about 20 per cent of acute illness in primary care, serve as a yardstick for the nation.

Doctors are urging people to get both the influenza vaccine and Covid-19 booster, especially if they are medically vulnerable or are seniors with underlying medical conditions, for whom such infections can be serious.

The flu vaccine, which protects against the main strains now circulating here, is free for those who have signed up with Healthier SG, the national healthcare scheme to promote better health in the population.

Flu kills about 600 people a year here. In comparison, Covid-19 caused 226 deaths in the first 10 months of 2023.

The ministry again urged people to exercise personal and social responsibility.

Those who are unwell and have symptoms such as coughing sneezing, stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, headaches, muscle aches or fever should stay at home until they recover, and avoid contact with others.

It said: “Our society has weathered several infection waves and emerged more resilient each time, and we can similarly withstand this wave with everyone’s cooperation.”

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-people-urged-to-wear-masks-in-crowded-places

Boss John. U manage to huat la huat la with your NTUC Toilet Paper stockpile?