As alarm increases over the new ‘immunity-evasive’ Omicron variant of Covid-19 cases called the XBB strain, the health minister of Singapore, where the variant is dominating, has said the current wave of Covid-19 in the country will peak by mid-November. Covid-19 cases sudden rise in China, Singapore: school closed.
“This is likely to be a short and sharp Covid-19 cases wave,” Ong was quoted as saying by Channel News Asia, and the leader has estimated that Singapore will see about 15,000 cases per day on average by then. According to the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH), hospital cases peaked at 800 in July, and hospitals in Singapore, while stretched, were able to cope.
Shanghai’s Covid-19 cases jumped to a three-month high and the stealth rollout of restrictions spread to other major cities across the country as officials try to contain the virus just days before one of China’s most important political events.
The financial hub reported 47 new infections for Wednesday, the most since July 13 when a brief rise in cases revived fears of another general lockdown. Of the latest cases, all but two were found in quarantine. Beijing recorded 18 cases Wednesday. Nationwide, there were 1,406 new local cases for Wednesday, down from 1,709 the day before.
Several schools closed in Shanghai have suspended in-person classes as the fear of infection Covid-19 cases spread grows, according to parents and social media posts. The port city of Tianjin has locked down one district and the southern megacity of Guangzhou has shut schools in one area. Zhengzhou, an iPhone manufacturing hub, has quietly locked down at least two districts.
Over the last month, the proportion of cases with the XBB strain, an Omicron variant, has increased in Singapore. Despite being highly transmissible, it has not caused more severe disease than previous variants, experts have said.
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On October 14, there were 9,087 new Covid-19 cases reported in Singapore, with nine in intensive care units. A total of 562 patients were admitted to the hospital, with 44 requiring oxygen. The infection ratio is 1.64 week on week, the report said.
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