This is the third week of emerging Covid-19 infections. The Health Ministry said it would update the Dec. 19 figures.
It advised the public to wear a mask in crowded places even if they are not sick, especially indoors or around vulnerable people.
The Ministry of Health said in the press release that it will open a second Covid-19 treatment centre at Singapore’s Exhibition Hall 10 this weekend to increase the number of beds for Covid-19 patients. Your doctors will make a decision if you deserve it. be admitted.
A rehabilitation centre is already operating at Crawfurd Hospital on Adam Road. Together, the two services can accommodate more than 80 patients and the new facilities can be expanded if needed.
In addition, hospitals will take steps to meet the rise in demand for beds.
The Ministry of Health said, “To maintain our health care capacity, the Ministry of Health has been collaborating with public hospitals to plan for emergencies, ensuring sufficiently good staffing, and postponing non-urgent elective categories to maximize bed capacity for urgent cases requiring acute medical care. Be careful. “
The hospitalization rate rose to 350 admissions per day, up from 225 last week.
In the week ended Dec 9, 23 Covid-19 patients were admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), up from nine the previous week, and the highest on a weekly basis for the year. A total of 763 patients were hospitalised with Covid-19.
Public hospitals are also turning to other institutions, such as transitional care centers, to space out more solid patients.
The Health Ministry said travelers deserve to take precautions, such as wearing a mask at the airport, purchasing insurance in case they want medical care abroad and avoiding crowded and poorly ventilated areas.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Dec. 13 that the impact on health care of the latest surge in numbers was small, with fewer than 10 cases in healthcare facilities at once.
Although more than 560 Covid-19 patients were hospitalised on Dec 13, it is a fraction of the 1,726 at the peak of the pandemic.
Covid-19 isn’t the only airborne infectious disease that’s piling up here. During the week of Dec. 3-9, polyclinics recorded 3,590 acute infections per day, compared to 2,970 per day. Last week. Polyclinics, which treat about 20 percent of acute illness cases in primary care, serve as a reference point for the country.
Doctors are urging others to get vaccinated against the flu and Covid-19, especially if they are medically vulnerable or older people with underlying health conditions, for whom such infections can be serious.
The flu vaccine, which protects against the main strains currently circulating here, is free for those who have enrolled in Healthier SG, the national fitness program aimed at promoting greater fitness among Singaporeans. The flu kills about six hundred people here a year. By comparison, Covid-19 led to 226 deaths in the first 10 months of 2023.
The ministry again urged the public to show personal and social responsibility. Those who feel unwell and have symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, headache, muscle aches, or fever deserve to stay home until they and avoid contact with others. He says: “Our society has withstood several waves of infection and has emerged more and more resilient, and we can also face this wave with everyone’s cooperation. “
People receive a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine about a year and no earlier than five months after the last shot, the Health Ministry said.
The updated Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty and Moderna/Spikevax Covid-19 monovalent vaccines could provide a more potent immune response against existing and emerging strains compared to older bivalent vaccines. They’re like previous versions.
The vaccines are free under the National Vaccination Programme for all Singaporean citizens, permanent residents, long-term pass holders and certain short-term pass holders.
The nearest vaccination site and the types of vaccines featured on the site are indexed in https://www. gowhere. gov. sg/vaccine
Those who prefer to schedule an electronic appointment for their vaccination can call the clinic or do so through https://ebook. health. gov. sg/covid.
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