Covid-19 In Singapore: The new wave of Covid-19 has created an uproar in Singapore. According to the Health Ministry, the number of Covid-19 patients has increased significantly between May 5 and 11. This number has increased to 25 thousand 900 compared to last week. In such a situation, the Health Ministry has given special advice to people to wear masks and get vaccinated.
Number of Corona patients increased from 181 to 250
Singapore’s Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has advised to wear masks again on Saturday. For your information, let us tell you that there used to be 181 cases, which has increased to 250. Covid-19 cases suddenly double. There will be 500 patients in Singapore’s healthcare system that Singapore can handle.
‘World Health Organization’ recognizes KP.2 variant
The dominant variants of Covid-19 are still JN.1 and its sub-lineages. Which includes KP.1 and KP.2. Currently, more than two-thirds of the cases in Singapore are of KP.1 and KP.2. By May 3, the World Health Organization had identified KP.2 as a variant under surveillance. The Health Ministry said there is currently no indication globally or locally that KP.1 and KP.2 are more infectious than other circulating variants or cause more severe disease.
The ministry said that since the start of Covid-19 vaccination from the year 2020 to 2021. Vaccines have consistently proven to be safe and effective in protecting people from serious disease. It said billions of doses have been administered worldwide and international safety monitoring has shown the vaccine is safe. The ministry said there have been no long-term safety concerns with COVID-19 vaccination and adverse effects of all vaccines, including mRNA vaccines, have been observed soon after vaccination.
How dangerous is the Covid FLiRT variant?
According to experts, to understand whether FLiRT is really more dangerous than other variants of Corona. Research is going on on this. There is concern about this because the spike protein found in it is changing rapidly. That means it can enter the human body and make changes as per its own. Due to which this disease is not detected in the beginning, which later turns into a serious disease like SARS-CoV-2.
SARS-CoV-2 corona virus A dangerous variant of which directly causes serious infection in the human respiratory tract. Ultimately, there is so much phlegm in the lungs that the patient is unable to even breathe properly. This disease is not identified in the beginning but when it is detected, the person reaches a serious condition. It is even more dangerous because it is very difficult to detect until it reaches inside the body and makes people sick.
Symptoms of FLiRT based on CDC report
chills with fever or just fever
persistent cough
sore throat
nasal congestion or runny nose
Headache
muscle pain
difficulty breathing
Tiredness
no taste or smell of anything
hearing loss
Gastrointestinal problems (such as stomach upset, mild diarrhea, vomiting)
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