SINGAPORE — Living with COVID-19 has not been a smooth and easy journey, and the next few months will be trying, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during a televised speech on Saturday .
"Our doctors and nurses do their best for every patient. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, not every seriously ill patient will make it through. Sadly, quite a few will succumb, just like with pneumonia. Every year more than 4,000 people die of pneumonia in Singapore, mostly elderly and with other underlying illnesses.
"If you are a vaccinated senior, taking the booster reduces your risk of severe infection by more than 10 times. Or to put it in another way, to the virus, the booster shot makes a vaccinated 80-year-old look like a much younger vaccinated 50-plus year old," he said. Yet, amid the concerns over the rising number of infections, Lee said that Singapore cannot stay locked down and closed off indefinitely.
"All these cause psychological and emotional strain, and mental fatigue - for Singaporeans and everyone else here with us, including our migrant workers. Therefore, we concluded a few months ago that a “Zero COVID” strategy was no longer feasible."While Lee said that it has been a long campaign against COVID-19 and "the war continues", he said that Singapore is in a much better position now, compared to a year or even six months ago.
"But we will be better able to cope with future surges. Our capacity and processes continue to improve. As more people are exposed to the virus and recover, our immunity levels will increase. COVID-19 will spread less quickly among us."
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