Conjunctivitis

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Image courtesy of "The Straits Times"

Increase in conjunctivitis cases as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted (The Straits Times)

Conjunctivitis is a viral or bacterial infection, with patients experiencing redness and itchiness in the affected eye. PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO FILE.

[On Feb 13, it lifted mask wearing on public transport](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/no-masks-on-public-transport-free-vaccines-6-things-you-need-to-know-as-s-pore-lifts-covid-19-rules) – one of the last remaining pandemic requirements. “At the Singapore National Eye Centre, we tend to see patients with more severe disease. Parkway Shenton said its clinics have treated more of such patients in the past month.

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