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Preliminary findings point to Omicron causing milder disease, but Singapore needs to be on its guard against the new variant, say experts.

Preliminary findings point to Omicron causing milder disease, but Singapore needs to be on its guard against the new variant, say experts.

SINGAPORE - Preliminary findings point to Omicron causing milder disease, but Singapore needs to be on its guard against the new variant, say experts. It is far better for the country's healthcare system to be overprepared, than for it to be caught off guard in the event that Omicron springs unexpected surprises, they told Insight. This strategy would stand the...

Singapore News - Preliminary findings point to Omicron causing milder disease, but Singapore needs to be on its guard against the new variant, say experts. It is far better for the country's healthcare system to be overprepared, than for it to be caught off guard in the event that Omicron... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Experts say the nation should be on track to further ease Covid-19 measures soon, given the current situation and how things developed over the past three weeks.

While it's still too early to tell impact of Omicron variant, early signs encouraging, they said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The Ministry of Health (MOH) will stop issuing daily Covid-19 updates to the media from Tuesday (Dec 7), although the information, including infection numbers, deaths and intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rates, will still be available on its website.

Singapore News - Several experts The Straits Times spoke to agree with the Ministry of Health's (MOH) move to stop issuing daily Covid-19 updates to the media from Tuesday (Dec 7). The experts say the information provided daily does not mean much at this stage of the pandemic, when... Read more at www.tnp.sg

SINGAPORE - Infectious diseases experts have questioned the need for continued widespread enforcement of TraceTogether and SafeEntry rules as Singapore moves towards more targeted contact tracing and living with endemic Covid-19. They noted that while daily new cases continue to number in the thousands, the vast majority of the population – 94 per cent – is fully vaccinated and most...

Singapore News - Infectious diseases experts have questioned the need for continued widespread enforcement of TraceTogether and SafeEntry rules as Singapore moves towards more targeted contact tracing and living with endemic Covid-19. They noted that while daily new cases continue to number in the... Read more at www.tnp.sg