Singapore could easily see 10,000 to 20,000 cases by the end of the month if it does not put in place fast and effective measures ensuring actual safe distancing among the workers currently in the dorms, say experts.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Singapore will have to change the way it handles Covid-19 patients, as the recent surge in infections is stretching the capacity of the healthcare system, said interviewed experts on Thursday .
His colleague and vice-dean of research at the school, Associate Professor Alex Cook, added:"We could easily see 10,000 to 20,000 cases by the end of the month if we do not put in place fast and effective measures ensuring actual safe distancing among the workers currently in the dorms." Fortunately, these foreign workers are generally younger and in better health, so the number who may become seriously ill will likely be lower, they said.Prof Fisher estimates that between five and 10 per cent would need to be hospitalised, and perhaps 1 to 2 per cent would become critically ill.
Singapore had a total of 11,321 acute hospital beds at the end of last year, of which 9,400 are in the public sector. On April 3, 473 Covid-19 patients were in hospital. By yesterday, the number had surged to 1,886, according to the Ministry of Health.
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