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Stabilisation Phase extended to Nov 21; more time needed to stabilise COVID-19 situation: MOH

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SINGAPORE: Singapore will extend its “stabilisation phase” for another month as more time is needed to stabilise the COVID-19 situation, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (Oct 20).

The Stabilisation Phase, which started on Sep 27 and was originally scheduled to last until Oct 24, was implemented to reduce the strain on the country's healthcare system.

Social gatherings were capped to a maximum of two while work-from-home became the default arrangement, among other measures.

“Unfortunately, given the continuing pressures on our healthcare system, more time is needed for the situation to stabilise,” said MOH in a media release.

The measures will be reviewed at the two-week mark and adjusted based on the COVID-19 community situation then, it added.

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"We thank all Singapore residents for your cooperation with the safe management measures over the past month. The stabilisation measures have helped to moderate the rate of transmission."

However, daily case numbers are still rising, the ministry said, and many vulnerable patients require intensive care.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Singapore has hovered around 3,000 a day, and hit a high of 3,994 on Tuesday .

"To allow more time for the situation to stabilise further, and to protect our healthcare system and workers, we will need to maintain our existing community safe management measures," MOH said.

89% OF ISOLATION BEDS FILLED

The majority of cases have mild or no symptoms due to Singapore's "high vaccination coverage", the ministry said. About 84 per cent of the population have taken both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Of the 495 cases with severe illness in the past few days, a "disproportionate proportion" of 54.7 per cent were unvaccinated, and the remainder were vaccinated but had co-morbidities, MOH said.

"Unfortunately, the number of unvaccinated seniors above 60 years old who are infected has risen over the past few days, to about 100 a day," it added.

More infected people – about 10 per cent of COVID-19 patients – are being admitted into hospitals and treatment facilities because of more severe symptoms or co-morbidities.

Seniors above 60 years old and who are not fully vaccinated comprise about two-thirds of the ICU cases and deaths.

About 89 per cent of isolation beds and 67 per cent of intensive care beds – including those for non-COVID-19 patients – in public hospitals have been filled. This is out of a total of 1,650 isolation beds and 200 ICU beds.

"Even as the public hospitals continue to set aside more beds for COVID-19 patients, we have observed longer admission waiting time for these patients," MOH said.

Non-urgent and non-life-threatening care treatments have been reduced to alleviate the pressure on public hospital capacity and manpower. Private hospitals have also been mobilised, the ministry said.

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