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

SINGAPORE — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested affirmative again for Covid-19 a week and a fractional aft his archetypal diagnosis, successful what his doctors said is simply a lawsuit of rebound infection.

"I consciousness good but I americium acrophobic I person turned COVID-19 affirmative again," Lee said Thursday connected societal media. "My doctors accidental it is simply a Covid rebound, which happens successful 5-10% of cases. It is inactive infectious though the hazard is not precocious compared to the archetypal infection."

As a result, Lee missed the consecration ceremonial of a Hindu temple successful Singapore. His reinfection comes arsenic Singapore prepares to big apical defence leaders from Asia Pacific astatine this weekend's Shangri-La Dialogue, including China defence minister, Gen. Li Shangfu, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Lee, who is 71-years-old, was prescribed the antiviral medicine Paxlovid erstwhile helium first tested affirmative connected May 22 aft returning from a six-day authoritative moving travel to South Africa and Kenya. He has been serving arsenic premier curate of the Southeast Asian city-state since 2004.

Singapore is coming disconnected an April highest successful Covid-19 infections and its authorities has been lauded for its mostly effectual handling of the pandemic.