Chijioke Iremeka The Singaporean Ministry of Health says it is closely tracking the recent rise in COVID-19 infections in the country as estimated cases in week 5 to May 11, 2024, rose to 25,900 from 13,700 cases in the previous week. The Ministry revealed that the average daily COVID-19 hospitalisations also rose to about 250 from 181 recorded the week before, saying that the average daily Intensive Care Unit cases remained high at three cases compared to two cases in the previous week. In a statement by the Singapore Ministry of Health, obtained by PUNCH Healthwise from its website, it was noted that the virus wave is being closely traced to protect its citizens.
The statement reads in part, “The MOH is closely tracking the trajectory of this wave. To protect hospital bed capacity and as a precaution, public hospitals have been asked to reduce their non-urgent elective surgery cases and move suitable patients to care facilities like Transitional Care Facilities or at home through Mobile Inpatient Care@Home. “While there is no indication that the circulating variants are more transmissible or cause more severe disease compared to previous variants, immunity in the population has likely waned over time.
“We urge the public to stay updated with COVID-19 vaccination to protect themselves against current and emerging virus strains and exercise personal and social responsibility to minimise transmission.” “Globally, JN.1 and its sub-lineages, including KP.
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