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SINGAPORE – It is “inevitable” that Singapore will see a fatality from the coronavirus, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday (March 6).
Mr Gan, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force set up to combat the spread of the virus, told a briefing that patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) – seven as of Thursday – are in quite critical conditions.
“So far our healthcare workers are working very hard and trying their best to support them and hopefully they can recover. But it’s inevitable that at some point in time, we will see fatalities from Covid-19, as we’ve seen all around the world,” he said.
Mr Gan has given a similar warning in the past. He told a briefing on Feb 12: “While most infected patients will recover, some may become seriously ill, and a small number may succumb to the infection ultimately. We have to be prepared for the worst.”
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