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20-01-2022, 06:22 AM
For two years, Singapore has tried to manage COVID. With Omicron, it’s starting to give up control
The country that pivoted to 'living with the virus' last year is using a new strategy against Omicron.
BY SIMON WILLIS
January 19, 2022 1:30 AM EST
Singapore is facing the prospect of losing control of COVID. The country detected its first cases of the Omicron variant in early December, and since then the numbers have been rising fast. As of Monday, Singapore was reporting 1,000 new cases a day, but earlier this month, the Ministry of Health predicted that figure would climb to between 10,000 and 20,000 by next month. Others think the number may go higher.
The country that pivoted to 'living with the virus' last year is using a new strategy against Omicron.
BY SIMON WILLIS
January 19, 2022 1:30 AM EST
Singapore is facing the prospect of losing control of COVID. The country detected its first cases of the Omicron variant in early December, and since then the numbers have been rising fast. As of Monday, Singapore was reporting 1,000 new cases a day, but earlier this month, the Ministry of Health predicted that figure would climb to between 10,000 and 20,000 by next month. Others think the number may go higher.
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