Singapore Dengue fever also spreads the risk of increasing the burden on medical sites July 14, 19:13

In Singapore, mosquito-borne dengue fever infections have been reported at a faster-than-usual rate, and experts are worried that the burden on medical practice may increase as new coronavirus infections continue to spread. I will.

In Singapore, mosquito-borne dengue fever infections have been reported more frequently than usual every year since April, and the number of infected people confirmed by the 13th day since the beginning of this year is Over 17,000 have died and at least 12 have died.

In the week leading up to the 11th of this month, the number of confirmed infections reached 1678, and the number has exceeded 1,000 for 5 consecutive weeks.

If the national environment agency increases, the number of infected people per year will be the highest since it started collecting statistics, and it is becoming more cautious, and measures such as strengthening eradication of mosquitoes and larvae around public housing are being pursued. I will.

In the background, the National Environment Agency said that the number of people who stayed at home and the like were increased and the chances of being bitten by mosquitoes increased because economic activities and going out were restricted due to the spread of the new coronavirus. He points out that the removal of puddle is not progressing.

In Singapore, the spread of the new coronavirus continues to spread, and the number of infected people exceeds 100 per day, but Professor Oi In-young of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Medicine said, ``The burden on the medical field may increase. "I'm worried.