SINGAPORE -- Only three weeks ago, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the country's full vaccination rate had reached 80% -- a key milestone for further economic reopening. Now the government is warning of a "crucial" period as infections spike again.
The city-state on Thursday reported 910 new COVID-19 cases, up from 133 on the day of Lee's announcement. Thursday's figure was Singapore's highest since May 2020, when almost all patients were migrant workers living in dormitories.
