Amid worries of persisting COVID cases globally, healthcare facilities in several American states have made the use of face masks mandatory on their premises while authorities in Singapore indicated that the current wave of infections in the country seems to be falling.
SINGAPORE: The number of Covid-19 patients admitted to hospitals and intensive care units (ICUs) has fallen sharply in the past week, a sure sign the current wave has subsided, even though infection numbers are still relatively high.
SINGAPORE – The number of Covid-19 patients admitted to hospitals and intensive care units (ICUs) has fallen sharply in the past week, a sure sign the current wave has subsided, even though infection numbers are still relatively high. “I think we can be confident that this Covid-19 wave has run its course as the numbers again approach baseline,” said Professor.
SINGAPORE - The current Covid-19 wave may have peaked, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, as the latest data shows three straight days of falling infection numbers. While having 600 to 700 hospital beds now occupied by Covid-19 patients has put a strain on Singapore’s 10,000-bed-strong healthcare system, there is no need to mandate mask wearing, he said at the.