Okay, I know, you’re feeling confused right now.
Simi third wave? I thought the government told us to be prepared for a second wave?!
Now, before you get too worked up, here’s a cute kitty to calm you down.
Ahh.
Anyways, yes, the second wave that Singapore’s current health minister warned us about is a second Covid-19 outbreak in Singapore.
Meaning, community cases going straight through the roof, resulting in something like:
322 Covid-19 cases reported in Singapore Today (9 Aug); 300 Cases In The Community
That and a second (targetted) Circuit Breaker which leaves all of us wishing that we can go out to eat at the newest A&W outlet in Canberra.
The third wave of imported cases, as coined by Straits Times, refers to the spike in imported Covid-19 cases reported daily.
Trend of Imported Cases in Singapore
The first wave were travellers from Wuhan back when we thought a circuit breaker was a box in our homes.
The second wave was in Mar 2020 where cases came from countries like Europe and the US.
Then, imported cases fell to zero after Singapore closed off its borders and selected workplaces.
But now, we’re experiencing the third wave after Singapore gradually eased its border controls again after 19 Jun 2020.
As of 29 Jul 2020, Singapore has reported 692 imported Covid-19 cases.
In the third wave, the imported cases were reportedly from 9 different countries; out of which, more than half the “third wave” of imported cases were from India.