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Drawing lessons from Singapore’s measures to combat COVID-19

Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang and Dr Tan Min-Han served as frontline physicians at Singapore’s Communicable Disease Centre (now the National Centre for Infectious Diseases) during the SARS outbreak and they are now involved in responding to the COVID-19 challenge in the country. In the spirit of international cooperation, they share their experiences and observationsRead more

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COVID-19: learning from three clusters in Singapore

With the rapidly evolving situation, China is no longer the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak and the virus has spread to many other countries around the world. To minimise the risk of widespread community transmission, contact tracing and enhanced surveillance (such as enhanced pneumonia surveillance and testing of patients in intensive care units) is essential.

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Varying capacities across SEA to manage COVID-19 outbreak

Singapore has reported 455 cases and two fatalities in exactly two months since its first confirmed case on 23 January. Assistant Professor Clarence Tam attributed the relatively well-controlled outbreak in both Hong Kong and Singapore to our small size and reinforced border control, which allowed for intensive contact tracing and screening. “Testing early and extensively,

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COVID-19: Outbreak drives drug makers to consider diversifying supply chains

From painkillers to antibiotics, China has been a major supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for a range of medicines. In this established supply system, companies have become increasingly reliant on lower-cost manufacturers in China. But the current outbreak could prompt overseas drug makers to consider diversifying their source of supply. “The trade-off between concentration

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A woman puts on a mask while wearing gloves

COVID-19: ‘Nuclear option’ of lockdown highly unlikely in Singapore

A spike in COVID-19 cases globally has resulted in numerous countries taking stricter measures to control the spread, including Malaysia, who declared a nationwide lockdown that begun on Wednesday, 18 March. On 20 March, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong dispelled rumours that Singapore was going into a lockdown. “Can I just make it very clear?

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COVID-19: Tightened measures in Beijing and Hong Kong amid second wave of infections

Beijing and Hong Kong have stepped up quarantine measures in the face of a second wave of infection, fuelled by incoming citizens and visitors, and threatening to undo previous efforts. COVID-19 cases reported in China and Hong Kong recently were mostly imported, with the number of domestic cases in the mainland dropping to zero for

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A family wearing masks and walking down the street in Macau

COVID-19: Containment requires tough and well-timed measures

Over 5,000 people here would have been infected with COVID-19 by now, if not for Singapore’s tough measures such as contact tracing and quarantines. As of 19 March, the total number of cases in Singapore is 345. “Right now, cases are sufficiently low, so the Government is able to put a lot of effort into

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Why Singapore is preparing to tap the brakes to slow COVID-19 spread

Countries thought to be recovering from the COVID-19 outbreak, like China and Singapore, remain susceptible and can expect a likely surge in imported cases and new outbreaks. This is especially so given the growing numbers in Europe, North America and several countries in the Middle East, along with cases arising in African and South American

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Assoc Prof Jeremy Lim speaking on The World, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Singapore’s experience tackling COVID-19

Singapore has worked a number of calibrated responses that can be divided into three broad buckets, said Associate Professor Jeremy Lim, Co-Director of the Leadership Institute for Global Health Transformation (LIGHT). “Firstly, we sought very hard to reduce the number of cases that are imported from overseas. Secondly, there was a very strenuous effort to

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A woman and two children wearing masks and walking down stairs (Photo by Mediacorp)

COVID-19: Singapore will need to adapt and innovate to ensure sustainability of measures

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said last week that the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore is likely to continue for at least a year, unlike SARS which lasted four months here. Programme Leader (Infectious Diseases), Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang elaborates on some key features of the COVID-19 pandemic that may be less well-known and what

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