Commentary

Five years on from Singapore’s first reported COVID-19 case, are we any better prepared for the next pandemic? Duke-NUS’ Khoo Yoong Khean gives his take.

File photo. Medical personnel assist a migrant worker as he enters an ambulance at a factory-converted dormitory, amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore, Apr 28, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su)

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