Tag: Covid-19

S'pore drawing on lessons of Covid-19 to prepare for the next pandemic: Lawrence Wong

Wong addressed Singh's remarks in his earlier speech about the AAR and the White Paper.

March 22, 2023, 10:18 PM

15% of S'pore's Covid-19 vaccines have expired, spare stock was 'insurance' to protect S'poreans: Ong Ye Kung

Worth S$140 million, the expired vaccine stock was a price that the government was prepared to pay, Ong said.

March 21, 2023, 10:22 PM

MOH to be restructured to deal with future pandemics, updates to infectious diseases legislation: Ong Ye Kung

Ong thinks Singapore had collectively made the right calls, and we had not chosen to pay the price in human lives, unlike many countries in the West.

March 21, 2023, 08:05 PM

Politics take a backseat in time of crises, the Workers' Party supported govt's fight against Covid: Pritam Singh

"We called for a unity of purpose and for politics to take a backseat."

March 21, 2023, 05:48 PM

S'pore's response to next pandemic needs to combine preparedness & improvisation: Lawrence Wong

He says there will never be a "perfect response", but we can always strive to do better.

March 20, 2023, 07:40 PM

69% of S'pore residents rate quality of life post-pandemic as 'Good' or 'Very good': MCI poll

A total of 1,052 Singapore residents aged 15 years and above participated in the online poll.

March 19, 2023, 02:51 PM

S'pore govt publishes White Paper on its response to Covid-19

The White Paper highlights its successes as well as outlining areas of improvement.

March 08, 2023, 12:01 PM

'We could've done some things differently': Lawrence Wong on S'pore's Covid response

Wong acknowledged that with the benefit of hindsight, many aspects of Singapore's pandemic response could have been different.

March 08, 2023, 12:00 PM

Doctors in S'pore can decide on number of days of Covid-19 medical leave in endemic phase

A more enlightened response as we adjust to the new norm.

February 11, 2023, 12:50 PM

No need to wear mask on public transport in S'pore from Feb. 13, 2023

Mask-free Singapore is here.

February 09, 2023, 11:56 AM