2023-10-09 02:15:58
Singapore warns of new outbreak Daily Covid infections increase by 2 thousand, more than 30% of whom are re-infected in the country.
Medical Genome Center, Ramathibodi Hospital, posted on its Facebook page. Center for Medical Genomics It said Singapore’s Public Health Ministry has warned of a new outbreak of COVID-19. Daily infections increased by 2,000, and more than 30% were re-infected within the country. indicates that COVID-19 disease In Singapore, it has entered endemic mode.
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It was also found that the group had not received the booster vaccination and had no natural infection before. They are five times more likely to become seriously ill when infected with COVID-19 than people who have been vaccinated or have been naturally infected, indicating that the 2019 coronavirus has not reduced the severity of the disease in any way.
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Singapore warns of new outbreak As a local disease
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Singapore’s Minister of Health, Ong Ye Kung, said on 6 October 2023 that the country (Singapore) is facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections, with the estimated number of cases increasing. It has doubled from 1,000 cases three weeks ago to 2,000 cases per day in the past two weeks. The reason for the increase in infections in the country is not because of tourists. But it is because of re-infection of germs that are circulating in the community.
The Singapore government is managing the COVID-19 outbreak. This new wave as “Endemic disease” and no measures have been taken to control the movement of people.
“Endemic” or “endemic disease” means a disease that occurs regularly in that area. That is, the sickness rate is stable and predictable. The boundaries of an area can be a city, a country, or something larger like a group of countries or a continent. For example, dengue fever in Thailand. or malaria in Africa
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Endemic outbreaks are stable and confined. Make predictions about the outbreak of that disease. It’s possible to get easier. and can be controlled more easily
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EG.5 and HK.3, the two main outbreak strains
New outbreak of COVID-19 In Singapore, the majority occurred from two main omicron strains: EG.5 (XBB.1.9.2.5) or Eris, and HK.3 (XBB.1.9.2.5.1.1.3) 53.59 and 30.90%, respectively.
Omicron HK.3 belongs to the Flip group and has the double-flip mutation L455F + F456L. Both substrains EG.5 and HK.3 are descendants of the Omicron strain XBB, which together contribute to In the new wave of the outbreak, approximately 75% of people are infected each day in Singapore.
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In Thailand, there has not yet been a new outbreak of Omicron. The two main strains that are currently spreading are EG.5 and HK.3, as well as Singapore at 36.36 and 16.36%, respectively.
Singapore’s health minister has expressed the view that there is no evidence that these new strains They are more likely to cause serious disease than previous strains. And current vaccines remain effective in preventing serious disease from infection with these new strains.
Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that Singapore has recorded a total of 2,594,809 cases from the start of the outbreak to October 4, 2023, and the number of deaths in the country is 1,872.
Study from Singapore’s Ministry of Public Health
Those best protected were those who had received at least three doses of the mRNA vaccine and were naturally infected within the past 12 months – with a rate of severe disease of about 10 per 100,000 people, or 0.01%.
Least protected group This is a group of people who have not received a booster vaccination and have no recorded natural infection. This group is more than five times more likely to become seriously ill when infected with COVID-19, with the rate of severe disease for these individuals being more than 50 in 100,000 people, or 0.05%.
According to current data, the number of people who experience severe side effects from the mRNA vaccine is 1.6 per 100,000 doses. In general, the mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 prevention requires two doses. Therefore, if accounting for the number of people Severe side effects will occur in approximately 0.8 people per 100,000 people, or 0.008%.
new outbreakSingapore has measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as follows:
Vaccination: Singapore aims to vaccinate against COVID-19. to two-thirds of the country’s population, which currently includes the majority of people in Singapore (More than 92 percent) received the COVID-19 vaccine. Cleanliness is complete: Singaporeans maintain cleanliness by washing their hands frequently, washing contact surfaces such as doorknobs, floors, and avoiding social activities with large numbers of people attending to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. Relaxation Entry measures: Singapore has relaxed entry measures for vaccinated travelers. Opening of land border travel: Singapore has opened land border travel between Singapore and Malaysia from 1 April 2022. Dealing with long-term COVID-19 situation: The Singapore government has a learning plan for living with the coronavirus. Vid-19 and provide a normal, happy life in the long run without being able to eliminate the Covid virus completely But we can manage it like we do with the common cold (covid-19 health literacy)
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