COVID-19: three possible scenarios if outbreak gets worse

Singapore’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak has been praised by Dr Tedros Adhanom, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, as well as Dr Marc Lipsitch, Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

But can we keep it up if the outbreak gets worse?

Based on studies of past outbreaks, Associate Professor Alex Cook, Vice Dean (Research) and Domain Leader (Biostatistics and Modelling), and Assistant Professor Hannah Clapham outline three possible scenarios on how the outbreak and its control may affect our lives in the months ahead.

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Media coverage:

  • Asia First, Channel NewsAsia, 28 February 2020
  • CNA938, 28 February 2020