Singapore hospitals risk being ‘overwhelmed’ after record daily Covid deaths
by Staff and agencies from on (#5QYW2)
Death of 18 people forces more social restrictions even as city-state expands quarantine-free travel to eight countries
Singapore's healthcare system is at risk of being overwhelmed" by surging coronavirus infections, government officials warned on Wednesday, a day after the city-state expanded quarantine-free travel as it shifts its approach to dealing with the pandemic.
The health ministry reported 18 deaths on Wednesday - Singapore's highest toll in a single day - and 3,862 more cases, just shy of the record 3,994 tallied the day before.
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