Changes will be made in the way of dealing with the Coronavirus epidemic in Singapore. The ministers included in the COVID-19 Multi-Ministerial Task Force have announced this.
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Singapore, the country that has best dealt with the coronavirus, has announced that soon it will radically change the way it deals with the epidemic. Singapore has said that steps will be taken to deal with COVID in the same way as are done with flu-like illness. There will be no goal of ‘Zero Transmission’. Quarantine for passengers will be abolished and people who came in contact with the infected patient will not have to be isolated.
Singapore has also announced that it will stop giving information about the number of corona infected reported every day. But people may need to get tested before going to shops or offices. Senior Singapore ministers said that this is the new normal in living with COVID. The bad news is that COVID is never going to go away, Singapore’s Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong and Health Minister Ong Ye Kung wrote in an editorial in the Straits Times this week. The good news is that it can also be lived with in a normal way.
20 to 30 corona cases coming up every day
Like other countries, the initial peak of COVID was seen in Singapore last year. In mid-April, more than 600 cases were being reported every day. After a short wave in August, COVID has not spread very fast. However, in Singapore with a population of 57 lakhs, 20 to 30 cases are being reported every day. So far 35 people have died in the country. Like other countries, strict border restrictions are in place in Singapore. This includes COVID test on entry into the country, hotel quarantine and stay at homes.
Can’t eliminate corona, can be learned to live with it
But these things will change after the plans are being prepared by Ministers Kung, Yong and Wong. These three people are part of Singapore’s COVID-19 Multi-Ministry Task Force. The three leaders said, many people get flu every year. Out of this, a large population recovers without hospitalization. Very few people need medical treatment. But very few people die from this disease. Most of those who die are elderly, who are already battling some disease. He said that we cannot eliminate this disease. But we can convert it into a less dangerous disease like influenza or chickenpox. After that you can learn to live with it.
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