Singapore PM Lee tests positive for Covid positive again in rebound case, says he feels fine

SINGAPORE — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has examined positive again for Covid-19 per week and a half after his preliminary prognosis, in what his docs mentioned is a case of rebound an infection.

“I really feel fine however I’m afraid I’ve turned COVID-19 positive again,” Lee said Thursday on social media. “My docs say it’s a Covid rebound, which occurs in 5-10% of instances. It remains to be infectious though the danger will not be excessive in comparison with the preliminary an infection.”

As a end result, Lee missed the consecration ceremony of a Hindu temple in Singapore. His reinfection comes as Singapore prepares to host high protection leaders from Asia Pacific at this weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue, together with China protection minister, Gen. Li Shangfu, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Lee, who’s 71-years-old, was prescribed the antiviral medication Paxlovid when he first tested positive on May 22 after getting back from a six-day official working journey to South Africa and Kenya. He has been serving as prime minister of the Southeast Asian city-state since 2004.

Singapore is coming off an April peak in Covid-19 infections and its authorities has been lauded for its largely efficient dealing with of the pandemic.