Consultations at polyclinics had dropped to less than 700 by the start of May 2020. - Lianhe Zaobao
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): There has been a dramatic drop in the number of people seeing doctors in the past two months for infectious diseases usually transmitted from person to person, with some doctors saying good hygiene and social distancing measures are major factors contributing to the slide.
The biggest fall is in acute upper respiratory infections, which include both influenza and the common cold.
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