• Public health · Aug 2020

    Review

    Overview of rapid mitigating strategies in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • W C Lee and C Y Ong.
    • Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: deanna.lee.w.c@singhealth.com.sg.
    • Public Health. 2020 Aug 1; 185: 15-17.

    AbstractThis article describes the rapid mitigation strategies in addressing the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Singapore. Learning from the severe acute respiratory syndrome experience in 2003, early preparation started in January 2020 when Wuhan was declared as the epicentre of the epidemic. The government had constructed a three-pronged approach which includes travel, healthcare and community measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.Copyright © 2020 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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