Singapore News - Doctors have called for calm after the tripling of locally transmitted Covid-19 infections on Friday (Feb 4) to 13,046 positive cases, putting it down to a backlog during the Chinese New Year period, when clinics were closed and people found it inauspicious to seek a medical. Read more at www.tnp.sg
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore's high vaccination and booster rates give the country a window of opportunity to ease some Covid-19 measures, especially as the Omicron variant causes a less severe form of the disease, suggest several experts.
SINGAPORE, Jan 8 While the Covid-19 Omicron variant may be less severe than Delta, its sheer transmissibility will still pose a threat to hospital capacity, infectious disease experts told TODAY. Most agreed with the Singapore government’s decision to retain the present group size.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The multi-ministry task force tackling the Covid-19 pandemic has warned that an Omicron wave is imminent and that Singapore needs to be prepared.