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The situation in Singapore is slowly returning to normal. Until recently, the country was struggling with a high increase in infections. However, a very high percentage of fully vaccinated people and the administration of the booster had been successful. The Singapore government lifted some of the restrictions.
- In September and October, Singapore experienced several thousand COVID-19 infections a day
- Unlike many other places in the world, this was the country’s first major wave of coronavirus
- The Delta variant attacked, despite the high percentage of vaccinated people
- The situation has improved since the beginning of November, largely due to an even better vaccination
- Currently, 85% of people in Singapore are fully vaccinated. of all citizens and 94% of persons eligible for vaccination
- More information can be found on the Onet homepage.
On November 23, the Singaporean authorities informed about 1 thousand. 782 new COVID-19 cases. 1 thousand 775 cases were related to Singapore citizens, the remaining seven were foreigners.
Five people died. The fatalities ranged from 62 to 92 years of age, four of them had comorbidities, and a fifth was unvaccinated.
- Epidemiologist: in mid-December, up to 30 infections daily
There are 1 thousand people in hospitals. Of 389 coronavirus patients, 205 of them require breathing support.
The average daily number of infections in the last week is 2. 3 cases. This value has been falling significantly since the end of October. 29 of that month was 3. 777. Two days earlier there was a record number of infections – 5. 324.
With 76 thousand. 158 COVID-19 cases in the last 28 days 98,7% had mild or no symptoms. 0,8 percent required breathing support in the general hospital ward, 0,2 percent went to the ICU, and 0,2 percent. died.
Source: www.worldometers.info
Source: www.worldometers.info
Vaccination in crisis
The country struggled with a very large increase in infections in September and October. The overwhelming majority of them were caused by the extremely dangerous Delta variant. And you have to remember that the coronavirus pandemic in this country was a bit different than in European countries. Singapore did not experience a wave of infections in spring, the so-called the third, caused by the Alpha variant (British). Previously, the peak of infections took place in April 2020, the number of cases then exceeded 1.
The number of deaths during that wave was negligible, one or two people died a day. However, this fall, there were already over a dozen deaths. That is why many restrictions were introduced (including remote work, social life limited to two people).
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All this happened when the implantation rate of the eligible population was around 80%. However, it was possible to mobilize a significant proportion of unvaccinated people and now this percentage is 94. As for the entire population, the level of complete vaccination is 85%.
A booster dose was also started at the end of September. Until now, 24 percent have received it. the entire population of Singapore.
In this country, preparations of the companies Pfizer, Moderna and Sinovac are used.
Singapore relaxes the restrictions
The epidemiological situation is clearly improving, so the Singapore government is easing restrictions introduced a few weeks earlier. From Monday, the limit of vaccinated people who can eat together in the restaurant has been increased from two to five.
“We’re coming back to life with COVID-19,” said Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade and Industry. – I know many would like us to open faster, but we have to do it very carefully and in small steps. We will relax some of the rules, but we will continue to observe, monitor and do everything we can to keep the situation under control, he added.
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Next week, a non-quarantine lane for vaccinated people will be opened at the border crossing – one of the busiest in the world – between Singapore and Malaysia. This will primarily apply to residents, residents and holders of long-term passes. This is to facilitate contact for families living on different sides of the border, as well as the way to work. Johor, a southern border state, is home to a large number of Malaysians working in Singapore.
The flight connection between Singapore’s Changi airport and Kuala Lumpur will also return.
However, there are still many restrictive rules in this country, including the obligatory wearing of masks in public places. The importance of vaccination is still underlined. From December onwards, “unvaccinated by choice” people who contract COVID-19 will have to pay for treatment out of pocket or through private insurance.
Do you want to test your COVID-19 immunity after vaccination? Have you been infected and want to check your antibody levels? See the COVID-19 immunity test package, which you will perform at Diagnostics network points.
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