Making Peace with Corona: What's the Rate of Covid-19 Cases in Singapore?

Singapore is one of the Southeast Asian countries that has successfully controlled the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The average daily increase in positive coronavirus cases in the country was only 18 people per day between June 1 and 28, 2021, bringing the total to 62,553 people.

The Lion City reached the peak of the coronavirus pandemic on April 20, 2021. At that time, there were 1,426 additional coronavirus cases in a single day, with a total of 8,014 people infected with the virus.

Singapore experienced a second wave starting in early July 2021, with a surge in coronavirus cases reaching 908 people per day on August 5, 2021. After that, the rate of coronavirus cases tended to decline until now.

Along with the low rate of coronavirus cases, the vaccination program in Singapore has also been massive. As of June 21, 2021, 50.8% of Singapore's population had received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Meanwhile, 35.2% of Singapore's population had received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine.

Based on this, the Singaporean government is preparing a long-term plan through a blueprint to coexist with the coronavirus. In its plan, the government and the public will live with a new normal.

According to The Straits Times, Singapore will consider the coronavirus an endemic like the common flu. The hope is that people can work and travel without quarantine and regional restrictions.