The wave peaked about two weeks ago and has since subsided to about 3,000 cases a day. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The first Covid-19 infection wave that Singapore has experienced since transitioning to Dorscon green is waning, although the more than 300 Covid-19 patients currently hospitalised have added significant workload to the hospitals, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in Parliament on Tuesday.
But the country’s population resilience has strengthened due to vaccinations, boosters to keep them updated and recovery from infections, which enabled the nation to treat it as an endemic disease, said Mr Ong. For instance, among those in this age group who were unvaccinated, about 7.5 per cent developed severe illnesses and had to be hospitalised, said Mr Ong.
Unfortunately, despite the benefits of vaccinations, among seniors aged 60 and above, the proportion of those who are updated with their vaccinations has been declining from 58 per cent in the beginning of this year to 50 per cent now, said Mr Ong. Myocarditis can occur when taking Covid-19 vaccines, although this is very rare and it tends to affect young males aged 12 to 30 years.Risk of heart inflammation after Covid-19 vaccination found to be very low: Study
Some 32 per cent of these cases had initial symptoms reported within one day of vaccination, another 20 per cent reported within two days and another 24 per cent reported within one week.
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