SINGAPORE: Bed occupancy in the intensive care units of public hospitals has risen from 26 per cent to 53 per cent over the last three months, said Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary in Parliament on Monday .
Those requiring oxygen supplementation or ICU care make up 2 per cent of total cases – most of whom are unvaccinated or elderly. “Public hospital emergency departments have seen up to an eight-fold increase in the number of patients with ART or PCR positive results seeking medical attention,” noted Dr Puthucheary.
Bad planing again
So in other words we were caught pants down due to exponential rise in covid cases and were not prepared for them? Complacency?
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