The Health Minister said there is no evidence that the current strains cause more severe illness. Singapore
As the variants currently circulating worldwide are much milder than the original Delta strains, the number of patients who need intensive care is unlikely to rise significantly, said Professor Paul Tambyah, a senior consultant in infectious diseases at National University Hospital and president of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
Associate Professor Alex Cook, vice-dean of research at the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, said: “The numbers are still much lower than what was observed over the Omicron waves of 2022, so there’s not much cause for concern at the moment. About three in 10 of the current cases are reinfections – higher than the 20 to 25 per cent seen during the last wave.
According to the MOH website, there were 16,108 reported cases in the first week of April. During that period, there were 424 people hospitalised due to Covid-19, with nine warded in the intensive care unit . The waiting time for admission to ward from the emergency department also remained high at some hospitals here.
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