As a public health specialist, I have confidence that Singapore will overcome the major challenge of the coronavirus outbreak.
Since Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in 2003, it has built up strong capabilities in outbreak management. The nation has also, as Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat put it, "deep reserves", not just of finances, but also of "strength, resilience, empathy and resourcefulness".
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