Covid-19 Restrictions Extended

The Multi-Ministry Task Force (MTF) announced yesterday that the current 4-week restrictions on safe management measures will be extended for another 4 weeks starting 25 October and ending on 21 November. Social gatherings are still limited to 2 persons. Eating out at eating places is for fully vaccinated persons and limited to 2 persons as well. Work-from-home is still the default.

Stabilisation effort to ride out the virus surge has not borne the desired results wanted by MTF. ICU beds utilisation rate is now 67% (Max: 207 beds). 89% of isolation beds for Covid-19 patients are occupied (Max: 1,650 beds). Unvaccinated seniors are at significant risk of succumbing to the virus.

The number of daily infection rates hovered close to 4,000 in the past two days. It is still a worry. Will it come down or continue to go up?

This reminded me of the 4-week Circuit Breaker in April last year. It was later extended for another 4 weeks until 1 June 2020.

We are still fighting this mutant virus. When we thought we had a handle in the fight, it outwitted us once again. So what now?