Singapore, where the completion rate of COVID-19 vaccination has exceeded 80%, records the highest number of new confirmed cases every day.



The Singapore government plans to maintain the so-called 'with Corona' policy of coexistence with COVID-19 by focusing on the management of critically ill patients instead of the 'zero case (0) policy', but there is a possibility that quarantine measures will be strengthened again if the situation worsens. suggested.



According to the Straits Times and CNA broadcast on the 23rd, the Ministry of Health announced that there were 1,457 new cases of COVID-19 the day before, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 81,356.



The Ministry of Health explained that this is the largest number of new confirmed cases since 1,426 on April 20 last year.



Of the local infections, 1,277 cases occurred in the community, and 176 cases occurred in dormitories where foreign workers mainly live.



The number of local infections exceeded 1,000 four times in the past five days, and in particular, 1,04 (18th) - 1,09 (19th) -910 (20th) - 1,173 (21st)- As seen in 1,453 people (22nd), there was a sharp increase in two days.



There were also three deaths, the same as the day before, and the cumulative death toll rose to 68.



A 50-year-old man and a 65-year-old man had not received the COVID-19 vaccine, and a 90-year-old woman had been vaccinated.



The newspaper reported that the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the past two months has risen to 31, nearly half of the total.



Of the 1,83 hospitalized patients, 145 severe cases requiring ventilators were slightly lower than the previous day's 147, but the number of COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in the intensive care unit increased slightly from 17 to 19.



According to the CNA broadcast, the Ministry of Health said on the 20th that 82% of the population of 5.7 million had been vaccinated against COVID-19.



However, with the spread of the highly contagious delta mutant virus along with the quarantine measures that have been in progress since last month, the number of new confirmed cases has increased significantly in recent years.



The government is concerned about the increase, saying that the number of confirmed cases is increasing faster than expected, although it is natural for the number of confirmed cases to increase despite vaccination as social distancing has been relaxed.



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