Corona is spreading rapidly in this country, warning issued to people, is India in danger?

Singapore. Winter is at its peak in many countries including India. In such a situation, the biggest threat to the world, Corona virus, is spreading again. In view of the rapidly increasing Covid-19 cases, doctors in Singapore have insisted on people getting vaccinated and wearing masks. Singapore has seen a general increase in acute respiratory infections, including COVID-19, influenza and the common cold. Healthway Medical, the largest chain with more than 120 clinics, and Parkway Shenton, which has 55 GP clinics, said they had seen a 30% increase in respiratory infections, according to a report in The Straits Times on Tuesday.

The report said that Raffles Medical, which has 43 GP clinics, has also seen a rise in such diseases. The latest data from the Ministry of Health (MOH) for the weekend of Dec 2 shows that an average of 2,970 cases were reported every day across Singapore’s 25 polyclinics, compared with a five-year average of 2,009 every day from 2018 to 2022 at this time of year. There were cases. While this is down from 3,000 to 3,500 per day in the years before the pandemic, it comes after nearly three years of low infection rates due to precautions taken against COVID-19.

In 2020 and 2021, polyclinics were seeing less than 1,000 cases a day in early December. Polyclinics treat about 20% of acute cases in primary care settings, while 1,800 GP clinics handle the remaining cases. That same week, more than 32,000 people were treated for COVID-19. About 460 were hospitalized and nine required intensive care, leading to a shortage of beds in public hospitals.

“During this holiday season, as upper respiratory tract infections, including COVID-19 cases, increase, be careful,” said Professor Hsu Lee Yang, an infectious disease expert at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore. It is necessary to stay.” Wear a mask in crowded places, stay home if you are unwell and get the latest flu jab as well as the COVID-19 booster to avoid having your travel plans disrupted. “We usually see more respiratory infections during the end of the year,” said Dr. Jonathan Tan, a family physician at Healthway. However, this year we are seeing an even greater increase in the number of upper respiratory tract infections.

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