Another Covid wave coming
Covid Wave Coming Again : Health authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore have issued alerts over a significant surge in Covid-19 infections, as a fresh wave sweeps through several regions in Asia.
Albert Au, head of the Communicable Disease Branch at Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection, stated this week that Covid-19 activity in the city is currently “quite high.” He noted that the proportion of respiratory samples testing positive for the virus has recently hit its highest level in the past year.
In the week ending May 3, Hong Kong recorded 31 severe cases — the highest weekly total reported in a year. Apart from the rise in positive test results, viral concentrations in sewage samples have also climbed, according to local media reports. Simultaneously, a growing number of residents are seeking hospital or clinic care for Covid-related symptoms.
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Singapore reports 28% increase in Covid-19 cases-
Singapore’s Ministry of Health reported a 28 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases for the week ending May 3, with estimated infections rising to 14,200. Hospital admissions due to the virus have also increased by about 30 per cent. This marks the country’s first significant update on case numbers in nearly a year — a move Singapore typically reserves for periods of major surges.
Officials attributed the current spike to waning immunity among the population rather than to any emergence of new, more transmissible or severe variants. The ministry clarified that there is no indication of greater virulence in the strains currently circulating. The fact that this surge is occurring during the summer months raises further concern. Authorities have encouraged those at higher risk, particularly the elderly or immunocompromised individuals, to take booster shots of the Covid vaccine to bolster their protection.
Beyond Hong Kong and Singapore, other Asian nations are also experiencing renewed Covid-19 activity. In mainland China, the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported that Covid test positivity rates in hospitals more than doubled in the five weeks leading up to May 4. The increase suggests that the country could face another wave of infections similar in scale to last summer.
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