A year of Covid-19
Singapore gears up for next stage in virus war
Singapore confirmed its first case of Covid-19 exactly a year ago. This was followed by panic buying among some people, the two-month circuit breaker and an explosion of cases in migrant worker dormitories. A vaccine has now arrived, while fatigue and complacency have set in. But the danger is not over.
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Mr Ben Ng, who caught Covid-19 last year and spent 13 days in the intensive care unit at Alexandra Hospital, this week reunited with senior staff nurse Ong Chia Yee (right) and nurse clinician Maryana Mohamed, who both cared for him during his ordeal. Mr Ng has taken it upon himself to remind others to observe social distancing as he does not want anyone to go through the suffering of Covid-19 infection like he did.
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Joyce Teo Senior Health Correspondent, Joyce Teo