On May 16, 65, Singapore’s Ministry of Health announced that Omicron has been infected with the coronavirus. Three subspecies BA.4 and BA.5 were in the community for the first time. While the Ministry of Public Health continues to closely monitor the situation of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Singapore Ministry of Health also reported that Singapore has confirmed two cases of omicron subspecies BA.4 and one BA.5, while further diagnostic tests are carried out using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and the results have been confirmed to be viral infections. Infected with omicron BA.4 and BA.5 from genetic sequence.
However, among the three infected with omicron BA.4 and BA.5, these three did not show symptoms. or have a mild illness such as fever, cough, runny nose and sore throat, all three of the infected patients did not need to be hospitalized. by the Singapore Ministry of Health stated that The three Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 cases have received two full-dose vaccinations and have recently received a booster vaccination. Self-quarantine was carried out at home and no vulnerable or vulnerable groups were found to have been infected.
The European Union’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (EU) has classified omicron subspecies BA.4 and BA.5 as a strain of concern recently after the World Health Organization (WHO) added the omic. Ron Subspecies BA.4 and BA.5, first identified in South Africa in early 2022, are on the list.Covid-19 that are being watched since the beginning of April 2022.