Three pandemics that Singapore can learn from
Most Singaporeans will remember the 2003 SARS epidemic, or the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Less well remembered are three other influenza pandemics of the 20th century: the 1918 Spanish flu, the 1957 ‘Asian flu’ and the 1968 ‘Hong Kong flu’. As we face the current COVID-19 outbreak, what are the lessons that we can learn by looking back at past pandemics? Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, Programme Leader (Infectious Diseases) said, “There are broad parallels that can be drawn between these pandemics, largely because human behaviour has not changed much overRead more
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