新加坡正面临日益严重的新冠疫情。 Singapore faces a rising COVID-19 wave.

新加坡面临新一波新冠肺炎疫情，病例不断增加，卫生部长王乙康建议接种疫苗，尤其是老年人。 Singapore faces a new Covid-19 wave with rising cases, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung advises vaccination, especially for seniors. 要求公立医院减少非紧急选择性手术病例，以保护医院床位容量。 Public hospitals are asked to reduce non-urgent elective surgery cases to protect hospital bed capacity. 卫生部报告称，新冠肺炎病例激增，5 月 5 日至 11 日当周新增 25,900 例，而前一周为 13,700 例。 The Ministry of Health reports a surge in COVID-19 cases, with 25,900 cases in the week of May 5-11, compared to 13,700 cases the previous week. 平均每日住院人数从前一周的 181 人增加至约 250 人，重症监护室病例仍然很少。 Average daily hospitalisations rose to about 250 from 181 the previous week, with ICU cases remaining low. 预计新一波疫情将在两到四周内达到顶峰，即六月中旬至六月底。 The new wave is expected to peak in two to four weeks, between mid- and end of June.