In Singapore, where infection is confirmed after vaccination with the new coronavirus vaccine, so-called "breakthrough infection" is spreading, Prime Minister Lee Shenlong said that vaccination has suppressed the severity of the disease, and economic activities etc. He called on the public to promote a strategy of coexistence with the new coronavirus without strict restrictions.
In Singapore, 83% of the population has completed vaccination with the new coronavirus vaccine, but the so-called "breakthrough infection", in which infection is confirmed after vaccination, has spread, and the government announced this in August. The relaxed behavioral restrictions have been tightened again since late last month.
The highest number of infections to date was confirmed on the 8th, but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave a television speech on the 9th, saying, "More than 98% of infected people are asymptomatic or mild. The new coronavirus. Is no longer dangerous to many of us, "he stressed that vaccination has reduced the severity.
On top of that, he called on the people to "promote a strategy for coexistence with the new coronavirus" without performing so-called "lockdown" that severely restricts economic activities.
Regarding the new coronavirus, governments are under pressure to steer difficult how to prevent the spread of infection and maintain economic activity.