Singapore Reports Worst Daily Number of COVID-19 Cases, Despite High Vaccination Rate

Read MoreSingapore on Friday hit its record daily number of COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic, despite vaccinating the majority of it population. The Southeast Asian city-state recorded a new high of 2,909 COVID-19 cases on Friday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday but noted that more than 98 percent of infected individuals have mild or no symptoms. “This is a result of having vaccinated the great majority of our population, who experienced mild illness even as breakthrough infections occur,” the statement said. “Nevertheless, we are ramping up our health care and response capacity to cope with the rising cases.” The recent surge in infections of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus after the relaxation of some restrictions has prompted Singapore to pause further reopening. It also tightened curbs from last week that limited social gatherings to two people and made …