“Stay home and wear a mask if unwell”. This message has been drilled into us countless times since the COVID-19 pandemic, but yet there are countless anecdotes of people not doing so. CNA's Alison Jenner looks at whether social responsibility has taken a backseat in the endemic phase.
a threat to the progress Singapore has made over the last three years.Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 - nicknamed Arcturus
Dr Vipin Vashishtha, a paediatrician and former convenor of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Immunization, said he has noticed a new symptom in his patients not seen in previous COVID-19 waves - itchy conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye, without pus but with sticky eyes.is being driven by multiple variants XBB, XBB.1.5, XBB.1.9, XBB.1.16, XBB.2.3, BN.1, CH.1.1, but without a clear dominant strain, said Mr Ong on Friday.
Clinics in Singapore said they have seen a spike in patient load as well as patients seeking medical treatment for influenza. It makes me wonder if this might have larger implications on infection control for the wider community. Have residents become so accustomed to free self-test kits, swabs and treatment that they might now be less inclined to get tested or seek treatment if they have to pay for it?
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