SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): While Singapore is making strenuous efforts to contain Covid-19, a realistic long-term strategy could entail imposing a circuit breaker every few months until a vaccine is developed, said expert
The country is fighting Covid-19 on two distinct fronts: in the community and foreign worker dormitories, said Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the National University of Singapore's Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, on Tuesday .
He added that there will likely have to be a circuit breaker"every three to four months to allow the healthcare system to recuperate". "Other countries in East Asia may not have level of resources, social capital and governance structures like the multi-ministry task force," he added. Prof Teo cautioned against short-term solutions such as"immunity passports", or documents that allow those declared virus-free to go back to work.
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