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Yesterday, Singapore the number of new COVID-19 cases exceeded 10,000, with 11,504 new cases, setting a three-and-a-half-month high. One additional person has died, and the weekly case transmission rate has risen to 1.62.
The total number of confirmed cases has reached 1,425,171, and the number of deaths has increased to 1,410.
767 of the new cases were detected through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, and 10,737 were low-risk cases detected through antigen rapid testing (ART); 4,926 cases were detected through ART yesterday rise.
There are 10,732 local cases, and imported cases have increased by more than 60% from 464 yesterday to 772.
45 people are seriously ill
Still hospitalized: 437
Requires oxygen supply: 36
Intensive care unit : 9
Vaccination completed: 92% of the population
Booster doses received: 78% of the population
Disease Outbreak Response System (DORSCON) alert level: Yellow
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A new wave of epidemic has arrived early
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Singapore continues to increase. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung pointed out that there are more and more cases of infection with BA.4 and BA.5 strains, and it is expected that the next It will increase.
"I said a while ago that there might be a new epidemic wave in July or August, but it came a little early, in June. I think it is because of our June holiday. Everyone who went to Europe came back... There is a BA.5 strain. This will not be higher than the epidemic wave in February. We hope that we can pass this epidemic smoothly. "
The hospital is already very busy. The opening of three new nursing homes in April this year will allow the hospital to treat patients without symptoms. Elderly people are shifted to these places, thus reducing the burden on hospitals.
He also called on Chinese people to take social responsibility.
He said: "Everyone must wear a mask to slow down the spread of the epidemic, and then get vaccinated, especially those who have not yet received the additional dose, that is, friends who have not yet received the third dose, should hurry up and get it."
Health The Ministry will continue to monitor the trend of the local epidemic.
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The quarantine policy for returning to China has been adjusted to "7+3" and the entire network has been flooded with news
Yesterday afternoon, this news spread from China to the Chinese community and completely flooded the screen!
The ninth edition of the prevention and control guidelines published by
has optimized and adjusted the isolation management period and method of risk personnel, and adjusted the isolation and control time of close contacts and immigrants from "14 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 7 days of home health monitoring" to " 7 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 3 days of home health monitoring."
Unify the standards for delineating closed control areas and medium- and high-risk areas; improve the requirements for epidemic monitoring.
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is carefully summarizing the prevention and control work practices after the issuance of the "Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Plan (Eighth Edition)", especially for the Omikron variant strain that spreads quickly and is invisible On the basis of the strong sexual characteristics and other characteristics, the "Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Plan (Ninth Edition)" has been revised and formed. Compared with the eighth edition, the main revisions include:
1. Optimize and adjust the isolation management period and method of risk personnel
The isolation and control time for close contacts and immigrants has been adjusted from "14 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 7 days of home health monitoring" to "7 days of centralized isolation medical observation + 3 days of home health monitoring", nucleic acid testing measures have been changed from " Nucleic acid testing and nasopharyngeal swab collection on the 1st, 4th, 7th and 14th days of centralized isolation medical observation, and double sampling and double testing before release from isolationโ was changed to โCentralized isolation medical observation on days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and home stayโ On the third day of health monitoring, nucleic acid testing will be carried out and oropharyngeal swabs will be collected." Double sampling and testing are not required before the centralized isolation medical observation is lifted. The close contact control measures have been adjusted from "7 days of centralized isolation and medical observation" to "7 days of home isolation and medical observation", with nucleic acid testing on the 1st, 4th and 7th days.
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2. Unify the delineation standards of closed control areas and medium- and high-risk areas
Connect the delineation standards and prevention and control measures of the two types of risk areas, and uniformly use the concept of medium- and high-risk areas to form a new Risk area delineation and control plan. High-risk areas implement "door-to-door services without leaving home". There will be no new infections for 7 consecutive days and they will be reduced to medium-risk areas. Medium-risk areas will have no new infections for 3 consecutive days and they will be reduced to low-risk areas. In other areas, 7-day centralized isolation and medical observation measures are implemented for those who have a history of traveling to high-risk areas in the past 7 days. The medium-risk area implements "staying in the area and picking up items at staggered peaks", and there are no new infections for 7 consecutive days, and it is reduced to a low-risk area. In other areas, 7-day home medical observation measures are implemented for those who have a history of traveling to medium-risk areas in the past 7 days. Low-risk areas refer to other areas in the counties (cities, districts, banners) where medium- and high-risk areas are located, and "personal protection and avoidance of gatherings" are implemented. In other areas, people who have traveled to low-risk areas in the past seven days are required to complete two nucleic acid tests within three days.
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3. Improve the requirements for epidemic monitoring
Encrypt the frequency of nucleic acid testing for risk occupational groups, adjust the nucleic acid testing of people in direct contact with entry personnel, items, and the environment to once a day, and adjust the nucleic acid testing of people in direct contact with entry personnel, items, and the environment to once a day. Nucleic acid testing for employees with frequent and high mobility will be adjusted to twice a week. Antigen testing can be added as a supplementary method for epidemic monitoring. Primary medical and health institutions can increase antigen testing for suspicious patients and for people in medium- and high-risk areas when dealing with epidemics.
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4. Optimize regional nucleic acid testing strategies
Clarify regional nucleic acid testing plans for different population sizes. Target provincial capital cities and cities with a population of more than 10 million, general cities, and rural areas to determine whether the source of infection is after the outbreak. It is necessary to determine whether there is a risk of community transmission and whether the chain of transmission is clear and other factors, and determine the scope and frequency of regional nucleic acid testing based on the level of risk and the principle of grading and classification.
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