June 5, 2023: On Thursday, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sampled positive for Covid-19 a week and a half after his initial diagnosis, which his doctors said is the next infection.
“I feel fine, but I am afraid I have turned COVID-19 positive again,” Lee said Thursday on social media.
“My doctors say it is a Covid rebound in 5-10% of cases. It is still infectious although the risk is not high compared to the initial infection.”
As a result, Lee missed the consecration ceremony of a Hindu temple in Singapore. His reinfection comes as Singapore prepares to host top defense leaders from Asia Pacific at this weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue, which includes China defense minister Gen. Li Shangfu, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Lee, aged 71, was prescribed the antiviral medication Paxlovid when he first tested positive on May 22 after returning from a six-day official working trip to South Africa and Kenya. He has lived serving as prime minister of the Southeast Asian city-state since 2004.
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