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Singapore Says Covid Peak Still Weeks Away as Cases Hit Record

Healthcare workers in PPE with Covid-19 patients at the Formula One Pit building, which was converted into a treatment facility, in Singapore on Feb 19. Photographer: Suhaimi Abdullah/NurPhoto/Getty Images

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By Harry Suhartono

February 22, 2022 at 11:31 PM UTC

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Singapore’s daily Covid-19 cases reached a new high of more than 25,000 on Tuesday, prompting the Ministry of Health to call on the public to help conserve medical resources.

The current wave of infections may take a few weeks to subside, the ministry said. Singapore detected 25,731 new local Covid cases as of noon on Tuesday, including those detected through rapid testing, almost double the tally of 13,476 the day before, the latest ministry data showed.