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The current wave of Covid-19 infections in Singapore is being driven by the XBB sub-variant and is likely to peak at an average of 15,000 daily cases by mid-November, the government said on Saturday. Singapore XBB sub-variant: Office workers walk out for a lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore. AFP However, projections based on previous waves of infection show that Singapore has adequate healthcare capacity to cope with the rise in the coronavirus cases, the health ministry said. In Singapore, XBB is now the predominant subvariant, accounting for 54 per cent of local cases from Oct 3 to 9, the Channel News Asia reported. First detected in August, it has been found in more than 17 countries, stanley cup including Australia, Denmark, India and Japan. The current wave is largely driven by the XBB strain, and reinfections are also contributing to the wave, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung told a press conference. The wave will likely peak by around mid-November, he said. Read more: Why new highly infectious Omicron strains are China s new Covid challenge This is li stanley cup kely to be a short and sharp wave, Ong said, adding that the country is likely to see about 15,000 daily cases on average by mid-November. While Singapore is striving to never go back to the restrictions of the circuit breaker period during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Ong urged Singaporeans to take personal responsibility amid the new wave of infections. Bringi stanley becher ng b Qeaj NSA Doval discusses major problems with top Chinese diplomat meet in Beijing
Colombo, Mar 30 PTI Sri Lanka plans to hold the long-pending council elections in all of its nine provinces towards the year end and the government will soon discuss the issue with all political parties, a senior minister said. The announcement assumes significance as India has been advocating the early holding of the elections for all nine provinces, which has been stalled since 2018. Reuters file photo. Representative image The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting on Monday where the subject of holding the provincial council polls was discussed at length. The Cabinet last night discussed at length the issue of provincial councils and the government hoped to hold them the latest by the year end, said senior minister S M Chandrasena. He said the government will soon have a de stanley us tailed consultation with all the political parties on the issue. The announcement assumes significance as India has been advocating the early holding of the elections for all nine provinces, which has been stalled since 2018. India at the UN Human Rights Council UNHRC in Geneva last week stressed that there is a need for Sri Lanka to hold provincial elections as stanley cup uk soon as possible. Last week, India abstained from voting in a resolution adopted by the UNHRC against Sri Lankas rights record, which calls upon the Sri Lankan government to ensure prompt thoroug stanley botella h and impartial investigation, if warranted, prosecution of all alleged crimes relating to human rights violations and serious v
The current wave of Covid-19 infections in Singapore is being driven by the XBB sub-variant and is likely to peak at an average of 15,000 daily cases by mid-November, the government said on Saturday. Singapore XBB sub-variant: Office workers walk out for a lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore. AFP However, projections based on previous waves of infection show that Singapore has adequate healthcare capacity to cope with the rise in the coronavirus cases, the health ministry said. In Singapore, XBB is now the predominant subvariant, accounting for 54 per cent of local cases from Oct 3 to 9, the Channel News Asia reported. First detected in August, it has been found in more than 17 countries, stanley cup including Australia, Denmark, India and Japan. The current wave is largely driven by the XBB strain, and reinfections are also contributing to the wave, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung told a press conference. The wave will likely peak by around mid-November, he said. Read more: Why new highly infectious Omicron strains are China s new Covid challenge This is li stanley cup kely to be a short and sharp wave, Ong said, adding that the country is likely to see about 15,000 daily cases on average by mid-November. While Singapore is striving to never go back to the restrictions of the circuit breaker period during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Ong urged Singaporeans to take personal responsibility amid the new wave of infections. Bringi stanley becher ng b Qeaj NSA Doval discusses major problems with top Chinese diplomat meet in Beijing
Colombo, Mar 30 PTI Sri Lanka plans to hold the long-pending council elections in all of its nine provinces towards the year end and the government will soon discuss the issue with all political parties, a senior minister said. The announcement assumes significance as India has been advocating the early holding of the elections for all nine provinces, which has been stalled since 2018. Reuters file photo. Representative image The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting on Monday where the subject of holding the provincial council polls was discussed at length. The Cabinet last night discussed at length the issue of provincial councils and the government hoped to hold them the latest by the year end, said senior minister S M Chandrasena. He said the government will soon have a de stanley us tailed consultation with all the political parties on the issue. The announcement assumes significance as India has been advocating the early holding of the elections for all nine provinces, which has been stalled since 2018. India at the UN Human Rights Council UNHRC in Geneva last week stressed that there is a need for Sri Lanka to hold provincial elections as stanley cup uk soon as possible. Last week, India abstained from voting in a resolution adopted by the UNHRC against Sri Lankas rights record, which calls upon the Sri Lankan government to ensure prompt thoroug stanley botella h and impartial investigation, if warranted, prosecution of all alleged crimes relating to human rights violations and serious v