Current Covid-19 wave likely to further subside this week, says Ong Ye Kung | THE BIG STORY

1:00 - COVID-19 WAVE TO SUBSIDE FURTHER The current Covid-19 infection wave, which has been driven by the Omicron variant BA.5, is likely to subside further this week, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday (Aug 1). READ MORE: https://str.sg/wad6 Infection numbers have been falling over the past 10 days and the week-on-week ratio has dipped below 0.9 over the last week. 6:31 - SPORTS HUB AS 'COMMUNITY ICON' National agency Sport Singapore will incorporate a holding company to own and operate the upcoming Kallang Alive precinct, and a subsidiary of this holding company will be set up specifically to own and manage the Sports Hub. READ MORE: https://str.sg/waPc Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong made the announcement in Parliament on Monday as he delivered a ministerial statement in response to MPs' queries about the Government's June 10 announcement that it would take over the Sports Hub's management and ownership. Sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz discusses the Government's push to organise more community programmes at the Sports Hub. SUBSCRIBE ➤ http://bit.ly/FollowST Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ http://www.straitstimes.com TWITTER ➤   / straits_times   FACEBOOK ➤   / thestraitstimes   INSTAGRAM ➤   / straits_times   PODCASTS ➤ https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/st-... TELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimes #thebigstory #covid19 #sgsportshub