Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Singapore hospitals risk being ‘overwhelmed’ after record daily Covid deaths

Death of 18 people forces more social restrictions even as city-state expands quarantine-free travel to eight countries Singapore’s healthcare system is at risk of being “overwhelmed” by surging coronavirus infections, government officials warned on Wednesday, a day after the city-state expanded quarantine-free travel as it shifts its approach to dealing with the pandemic. The health ministry reported 18 deaths on Wednesday – Singapore’s highest toll in a single day – and 3,862 more cases, just shy of the record 3,994 tallied the day before. Continue reading...
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