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.
The KP.1 and KP.2 variants account for over two-thirds of COVID-19 cases in Singapore.
The ministry, therefore, called on residents to step up vaccination to protect against severe illness.(Xinhua/NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Halima Sheji
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