Hospitals still under pressure, but Covid-19 measures can be eased without serious impact: Experts

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but public hospitals in Singapore may still be seeing a heavy patient load, said infectious diseases expert Teo Yik Ying on Tuesday .

"From the epidemiological standpoint, there's always a lag of about two weeks for the situation in the hospital to catch up with the peak in case number reporting," said Professor Teo, who is the dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore .

She noted that many of Singapore's earlier healthcare protocols were based on the disease patterns observed in the Delta variant. Most hospitalised patients with Covid-19 now tend to be older and have other conditions such as stroke or heart attack, Prof Leo said. "The people that are vulnerable… there's no doubt they exist. They will get Covid just as people get flu and get serious illness," he said.

"I can't accept wearing a mask when I take my dog for a walk. I can't accept that's protecting hospitals," he said.

 

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