SINGAPORE - The onset of Singapore's Omicron wave has resulted in an uptick in Covid-19 infections among children. But why is this happening only now? One reason is that the Omicron variant is better able to resist children's innate immune response, which protected them during earlier waves, said infectious diseases expert Dale Fisher. In contrast to the Delta variant -.
It s a sense of accomplishment for them. Inactivity is one aspect of the challenges of parenting under Covid-19. You also worry about their ability to socialise and be resilient and you take steps to try and address it, says Mr Tan, who is married to housewife Shermin Pang.
The couple, both 38, also have a one-year-old son, Callum.
To bond with family members who do not live with them, the couple and their daughters arrange family challenges with Mr Tan s dad, vying to see who can clock the most steps in three days.
Granddad, who is 72, usually wins.
Ms Angelina Ong, 45, noticed that her children were listless yet restless when they had to stay in more.