WhatsApp message claiming XBB COVID-19 subvariant more toxic and deadly than Delta variant untrue: MOH
SINGAPORE: Allegations circulating on WhatsApp that the Omicron XBB subvariant of COVID-19 is "five times more toxic", more deadly and harder to detect than the Delta variant are untrue, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (April 19).
In a Facebook post, MOH said that both international and local data have shown that the Omicron XBB subvariant is milder than the Delta variant, and does not have a higher mortality rate.
COVID-19 tests, said MOH, are able to detect COVID-19 infections, including the XBB strains.
“Of all the various strains in the local community now, there is no clear dominant strain,” said MOH.
“There is also no evidence showing that any one of them causes more severe illness.”
MOH added that while Singapore is currently in the midst of a COVID-19 infection wave, to date, admissions into intensive care units (ICU) remain stable and low.
Over the past month, it said that there have been fewer than 10 COVID-19 patients in ICU at any one time.
On Apr 14, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that although there has been an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore, it is still a “small fraction” of the 20,000 or more daily cases that were reported during the peak of the pandemic.
Members of the public are advised by MOH to refer to “credible sources of information”, and can visit the ministry’s website for the latest information on COVID-19.
This story was originally published in TODAY.
Source: TODAY/fh
Pesan WhatsApp mengklaim subvarian XBB COVID-19 lebih beracun dan mematikan daripada varian Delta tidak benar: MOH
SINGAPURA: Tuduhan beredar di WhatsApp bahwa subvarian Omicron XBB dari COVID-19 "lima kali lebih beracun", lebih mematikan dan lebih sulit dideteksi daripada varian Delta yang tidak benar, kata Kementerian Kesehatan (MOH) pada hari Rabu (19 April).
Dalam sebuah posting Facebook, MOH mengatakan bahwa data internasional dan lokal telah menunjukkan bahwa subvarian Omicron XBB lebih ringan daripada varian Delta, dan tidak memiliki tingkat kematian yang lebih tinggi.
Tes COVID-19, kata Kementerian Kesehatan, mampu mendeteksi infeksi COVID-19, termasuk strain XBB.
"Dari semua berbagai strain di komunitas lokal sekarang, tidak ada strain dominan yang jelas," kata Kementerian Kesehatan.
"Tidak ada bukti yang menunjukkan bahwa salah satu dari mereka menyebabkan penyakit yang lebih parah."
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Kementerian Kesehatan menambahkan bahwa sementara Singapura saat ini berada di tengah gelombang infeksi COVID-19, hingga saat ini, penerimaan ke unit perawatan intensif (ICU) tetap stabil dan rendah.
Selama sebulan terakhir, dikatakan bahwa ada kurang dari 10 pasien COVID-19 di ICU pada satu waktu.
Pada 14 April, Menteri Kesehatan Ong Ye Kung mengatakan bahwa meskipun telah terjadi peningkatan jumlah kasus COVID-19 di Singapura, itu masih merupakan "sebagian kecil" dari 20.000 atau lebih kasus harian yang dilaporkan selama puncak pandemi.
Anggota masyarakat disarankan oleh Kementerian Kesehatan untuk merujuk ke "sumber informasi yang kredibel", dan dapat mengunjungi situs web kementerian untuk informasi terbaru tentang COVID-19.
Cerita ini awalnya diterbitkan di TODAY.
Sumber: HARI INI/fh
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