No change in Covid-19 safety measures for now as hospital situation remains stable, despite expected wave: Lawrence Wong

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SINGAPORE — The authorities will not be tightening Covid-19 safety management measures for now, in spite of an expected wave of infections, as the situation in hospitals is stable, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (June 27).

While Singapore"must expect'' numbers to rise as the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants are more infectious and transmissible than previous ones, there has been no evidence of increased severity, said Mr Wong.

“For now our assessment is that we will be able to ride through this wave based on our current posture,” he said, adding that there is currently no need to tighten safe management measures. The Government’s key priority has always been to ensure that the hospital system is not overwhelmed, he said. Towards the end of 2021, mobile vaccination teams pivoted from heartlands to nursing homes in light of the higher uptake in vaccinations among the general public at the time.

Volunteers will go door-to-door to inform residents of the initiative ahead of the teams’ deployment, said MOH.Speaking to reporters, Mr Ong addressed a few questions which he had frequently heard from among residents.

 

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The infamous singlish term “for now”. Which i translate in english by: “ GET OUT”

Much ado about nothing

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