Current research indicates that new strains will not affect the effectiveness of vaccines.- ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): With the discovery of new, more contagious strains of the Covid-19 virus in Britain and South Africa, it may now be important for more Singaporeans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, said a health expert here.
Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore, said on Thursday (Dec 24): This is the only way we can continue to ensure that the community as a whole is protected.
This means that instead of aiming to get 80 per cent of the population here to be vaccinated against Covid-19, we may be now looking at 90 per cent or even higher , said Prof Teo, who was speaking in a video interview with The Straits Times on its daily online talk show The Big Story.
SINGAPORE - People serving stay-home notices (SHN) are isolated to prevent them from transmitting the disease to anyone else should they have Covid-19.
Experts said there are various ways this could have happened.
Professor Ooi Eng Eong of the Duke-NUS Medical School, who specialises in emerging infectious diseases and microbiology, suggested hotel-based transmission be investigated and standard operating procedures should be audited for compliance.
In its statement on Saturday (Dec 19), the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Singapore Tourism Board said: The Government takes a serious view of any breach in protocols and will investigate and take actions should there be non-compliance.
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PublishedDec 18, 2020, 9:00 pm SGT
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As the year-end festive season approaches, Singapore has put its guard up to ensure that there is no let-up on safety measures to keep the coronavirus at bay.
Starting this weekend, there will be more checks on food and beverage (F&B) outlets to make sure that safe management measures are being complied with, said the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) yesterday.
The stepped-up surveillance will extend over the next few weeks to cover the end-of-year festive period.
The enforcement clampdown comes at a time when Singapore has seen low numbers of community cases - with none in the past week. The authorities, however, are taking no chances.
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A patient gets a nasal swab for COVID-19 testing at a Healthway Medical clinic. (Photo: Healthway Medical Group)
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SINGAPORE: Healthcare providers and general practitioner clinics are gearing up for an expected rise in demand for COVID-19 testing as Singapore resumes more activities, with Phase 3 of the country s reopening set to begin on Dec 28.
Fullerton Health, which provides COVID-19 testing at seven of its clinics as well as for events like concerts and mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions, said it expects more requests for testing at events and for people returning to the workplace.