Singapore: Singapore recently reported 198 Covid-19 cases traced to BA.2 Omicron sub-lineages, which seemed more contagious than BA.1 more common, but hospitals overcome well even though the waves infect when thousands of people every day, according to report.
A total of 150 cases of BA.2 were imported infections and the remaining 48 local cases since January 25, 2022, the Today newspaper reported.
BA.2 characteristic investigations, including the nature of immune and virulence escaping, must be prioritized independently (and relatively) for BA.1, said the World Health Organization (WHO).
The BA.2 Omicron sub-lineage is different from BA.1 in some mutations, including in a surge protein, WHO writes on its site.
The BA.2 sub-descendants have been detected in more than 50 countries, especially in Denmark and England on Friday.
Meanwhile, Singapore reported 5554 new Covid-19 cases, including 282 imported infections, and three deaths at midday on Friday.
Singapore has so far recorded 3,38,625 cases from the beginning of the pandemic.
This figure is calculated since January 6 when a general practitioner began reporting protocol 2.
Coronavirus-Linked the death toll reached 853, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).
In the BA.2 Omicron variant, 152 imported (or they arrived here) and 48 is a local case.
Separately, a report said that Singapore hospitals were able to overcome regardless of omicron waves infecting thousands of people every day.
Most hospitals have returned as usual, with all open wards and staff encouraged to take leave, The Straits Times reported on Saturday.
This is mainly due to diseases caused by Covid-19 Omicron variants generally mild, with 99.7 percent of people who have little or no symptoms.
While more than 600 people with Covid-19 are in the hospital, only 10 are in the intensive care unit and 46 requires oxygen, according to Moh.
A National University of Health System (Nuhs) spokesman said, “The majority of Covid-19 cases are currently managed in the community, and we will maintain a good occupancy rate of sleep by referring to a stable patient for home recovery.” All hospitals say they are ready for every potential wave in patients.
“We have prepared a bed aside anyone who can potentially be converted to isolation beds for Covid-19 cases, and more holding facilities for suspected cases of delayed results,” The Straits Times quoted a spokesman Nuhs said.
“There are also dedicated facilities and labor to support Covid-19 treatment patients.” The spokesman said senior management realized the importance of good communication, so they were “constantly involved in staff to provide clarity and direction for changing situations”.
They also “ensure adequate support by making changes and adapting workflows with flexibility in the spread of labor to reduce Burnout staff while meeting operational and safety requirements”.
Professor Fong Kok Yong, CEO of Deputy Deputy SingHealth, said there was no disruption of the hospital in the hospital, even though the emergency department saw a gradual increase in respiratory disease and allegedly Covid-19 cases.
According to media reports, there seems to reduce restrictions imposed as protection against omicrons in the UK and Denmark.
The British has raised the restrictions of the Coronavirus imposed to overcome the omicron variant, with a mask no longer needed in a closed place and the vaccine passport is stored on Thursday, while Denmark has announced plans for the last memo of the Covid-19 restrictions on February 1 February 2022.