SINGAPORE, July 5 — Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said today that the current Covid-19 wave would not be as severe as the Omicron wave earlier this year due to “stronger immunity...
SINGAPORE, July 5 — Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said today that the current Covid-19 wave would not be as severe as the Omicron wave earlier this year due to “stronger immunity either through booster shots or recovery from infections”.
“So there are indications that we are near the peak, if not at the peak. And we should be relieved that the number this week did not double from last week. Otherwise, we will be at 24,000 or 22,000 this week.” Ong said that in South Africa, the second Omicron wave driven by subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 was about one-third the peak of the earlier Omicron wave.
Ong was asked by West Coast Group Representation Constituency MP Ang Wei Neng about the proportion of infections caused by the two subvariants. If they are approved, the Government will look at using vaccines directed at the subvariants which are being developed “probably by the end of the year”, he said.Ong said about 60,000 seniors aged 60 and above have not received their first booster shot, otherwise known as the third shot. This is down from 70,000 last week.
In addition to vaccination coverage, the Government is also working to ensure that healthcare institutions are ready to ramp up in the event of increased admissions.
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