Singapore in midst of new Covid-19 wave, with three in 10 cases reinfections


There has been no evidence showing that any of the current XBB strains cause more severe illnesses, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore is in the throes of a Covid-19 wave, with the estimated number of daily infections rising from about 1,400 a month ago to 4,000 last week.

About three in 10 of the current cases are reinfections – higher than the 20 to 25 per cent seen during the last wave, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said.

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