SINGAPORE: While Singapore’s approach to dealing with COVID-19 may appear to be a “flip-flop” to some, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said it has helped the country prevent the massive number of deaths that many countries have suffered.
In managing COVID-19, Singapore chose a path that was “unique in the world”, Mr Ong said on Monday (Oct 18) at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Asia-Pacific Conference.
With the “great majority” of the population fully vaccinated, Mr Ong said COVID-19 is no longer life-threatening for most people, and the country will have to start transitioning to living with the coronavirus.
Singapore is mobilising more manpower resources, roping in those who were previously deployed to help with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab operations which authorities are doing less of. About 1,600 trained volunteers have stepped forward to help, said Mr Ong.
CNA previously reported that some hospital workers were being pushed to the limit amid the exponential surge in infections.
Mr Ong noted that healthcare protocols have been simplified and those in private sector hospitals have also been called to help share the burden.
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