Increase in conjunctivitis cases comes as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted in Singapore


Conjunctivitis is a viral or bacterial infection, with patients experiencing redness and itchiness in the affected eye. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, March 5 (The Straits Times/ANN): The number of conjunctivitis cases in Singapore has risen, amid the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions that could have facilitated the spread of viruses and bacteria that cause the condition.

Parkway Shenton said its clinics have treated more of such patients in the past month. “On average, there are three to four cases a week, as compared to two to three cases in a month previously,” said Dr Chan Yu Fung, a medical practitioner with the healthcare group.

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