People wearing face masks cross the road at Pickering Street in Singapore on September, 2021. (File photo: Gaya Chandramohan)While the number of patients needing oxygensupplementation and intensive care unit (ICU) care is not high, there is asurge in demand for hospital beds, mostly for patients with underlying chronicillnesses to recover, the health ministry said.
It suggested that people with mild or no symptoms whohad tested positive should consider self-recovery at home to reduce thepressure on healthcare workers.
Of the nearly 294,000 cases over the last 28 days,99.7 percent had mild or no symptoms.
About 91 percent of Singapore's 5.5 million populationhave been fully vaccinated, with a further 66 percent receiving a booster jab.
Meanwhile, the Metro Manila mayors of the Philippineshave unanimously agreed to ease further the pandemic alert level in the capitalregion to 1 on a scale of 5 starting March 1 as COVID-19 cases dip, the MetroManila Council said.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authorityofficer-in-charge Don Artes said the 17 mayors will discuss on February 24 theproposed new restrictions with the inter-agency coronavirus task force whichwill decide whether to implement the lowest pandemic restrictions that allowmore businesses in the capital region to reopen./.
VNA
