Singapore Confronts Sharp Rise in COVID-19 Cases

Weekly infections nearly double, prompting hospital measures and renewed vaccination calls.

• COVID-19 cases in Singapore nearly doubled to 25,900 in a week.
• Hospitalizations have increased, with public hospitals reducing non-urgent surgeries.
• Health Minister Ong Ye Kung anticipates the wave to peak between mid and end of June.
• The Ministry of Health urges vaccinations as population immunity wanes.
• KP.1 and KP.2 variants dominate, but show no signs of increased severity.

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