SINGAPORE: In January when a then little-known disease made its way to Singapore, people were still going about their daily routines - working, ...
SINGAPORE: In January when a then little-known disease made its way to Singapore, people were still going about their daily routines - working, studying, eating, playing - routines that would be completely turned on their head just months later.
First, a multi-ministry task force, set up to handle the outbreak, blocked the entry and exit of visitors who had travelled to Hubei for 14 days prior. This also applied to those holding passports issued in Hubei, the Chinese province where the coronavirus first emerged. But in February, Singapore witnessed its first local transmissions and the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition, or DORSCON, level was raised to Orange, just one tier shy of the top category.As local transmissions grew and clusters began to form, Singapore reported its first COVID-19 death in March. Shortly after, restrictions were tightened further - all short-term visitors were banned from entering or even transiting through Singapore.
A new Bill prohibiting social gatherings both in private and public spaces was passed in Parliament. At around the same time, Singapore reported a record daily high of new cases - 120 in total, all of them, bar four, were locally transmitted.
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