An expert discusses COVID-19’s cumulative impact on health and why testing and timely management are crucial for vulnerable persons.
Seniors aged 60 and above remain at heightened risk of severe complications from COVID-19 . Photos: Shutterstocknearly two years since Singapore declared COVID-19 an endemic disease
people aged 60 and above, as well as those who are immunocompromised or have chronic health conditions According to the COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics Consumer Study conducted independently by Ipsos, 61 per cent of high-risk persons surveyed in Singapore did not consider themselves high-risk, while another 17 per cent were uncertain.
Dr Leong stressed the importance of testing if someone falls ill or is exposed to the virus: “Widespread testing isThe Ipsos survey also showed a decrease in respondents’ preference for seeking treatment if they contracted COVID-19. Between wave 9 and wave 10 of the study, the figure fell from 45 per cent to 37 per cent.
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