Increase in conjunctivitis cases comes as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted

Patients experience redness and itchiness in the affected eye as well as discharge from the eye. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – The number of conjunctivitis cases in Singapore has risen, amid the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions that could have facilitated the spread of viruses and bacteria that cause the condition.

“People usually contract conjunctivitis through touching of their eyes with hands or objects contaminated with viruses,” said Dr Chan. It can also be spread via airway droplets when one is in close contact with an infected person who is coughing or sneezing. According to the Ministry of Health’s weekly infectious disease bulletin, polyclinics logged an average of 76 cases of acute conjunctivitis a day for the week ending Feb 25, up from 37 during the same period in 2021.

Accountant Shahjehan Ibrahim said he contracted conjunctivitis twice in recent months – in December and January – experiencing itchiness and discharge from his eyes each time.

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