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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for Covid-19 again due to a “post-Covid rebound”.
“I feel fine but I am afraid I have turned Covid-19 positive again,” said Lee in a Facebook post on Thursday.
“My doctors say it is a post-Covid rebound, which happens in 5 to 10 per cent of cases,” he added.
Lee added that he is “still infectious although the risk is not high compared to the initial infection”.
He added that his doctors have advised him to self-isolate until he tests negative using an antigen rapid test (ART).
Long Covid casts a long shadow over Asia as patients cry out for a cure
Lee said that he had looked forward to attending the consecration ceremony of Sri Thendayuthapani Temple on Thursday morning but “unfortunately will now have to miss it to keep others around me safe”.
“My apologies to the organisers, and to all those attending the ceremony. I wish everyone a very successful consecration and celebration!” he said.
Lee tested positive for Covid-19 for the first time on May 22 following his visits to South Africa and Kenya.
Lee, who is 71, said doctors prescribed him the antiviral medication Paxlovid because of his age.
In a Facebook post on May 28, Lee wrote: “I am now Covid-19 negative and will be back to work on Monday. Thanks to everyone who sent your good wishes!”
This article was first published on CNA


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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Photo: AFP

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Lee said he feels fine, adding doctors told him that it was a post-Covid rebound
The 71-year-old caught Covid for the first time on May 22 following his visits to South Africa and Kenya


Lee said he feels fine, adding doctors told him that it was a post-Covid rebound.


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Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for Covid-19 again

Lee said he feels fine, adding doctors told him that it was a post-Covid rebound The 71-year-old caught Covid for the first time on May 22 following his visits to South Africa and Kenya

Lee said he feels fine, adding doctors told him that it was a post-Covid rebound

The 71-year-old caught Covid for the first time on May 22 following his visits to South Africa and Kenya