As a fresh wave of Covid-19 spreads around Asia, health officials in Singapore and Hong Kong have issued warnings about an increase in cases, according to Bloomberg. Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection’s head of the Communicable Disease Branch, Albert Au, told local media that the city’s Covid-19 activity is now “quite high.”
The highest number of respiratory samples tested positive for COVID-19 since the previous year. The number of fatalities and severe cases peaked, with 31 severe cases reported in the week ending May 3.
Other signs indicate the virus is spreading, even if this current rise is not as high as the worst outbreaks in the last two years. Sewage water has been found to contain the COVID-19 virus, and more individuals are visiting clinics and hospitals with signs of the illness that stopped the globe five years ago.
An increase of COVID-19 instances is also reported in Singapore, another densely populated Asian metropolis. In May, the nation’s health ministry released its first case report in almost a year. In the week ending May 3, there were over 14,200 COVID-19 cases, a 28% rise from the week before. About 30% more people were admitted to hospitals due to COVID-19.
Singapore only discloses case numbers when there is a noticeable increase. Although there is no proof that new virus strains are more contagious and cause more severe sickness, the health ministry said that the increase may reflect the population’s waning immunity.
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