[SeekAndFind]

Rather than indulging in the type of knee-jerk behaviour that has characterised the reaction of the Chinese authorities to the crisis, the Singaporean authorities simply get in touch with anyone who might have come into contact with the carrier and place them in quarantine.

The key lesson, therefore, that Britain and other Western countries could learn from the Singapore model is that it is perfectly possible to implement a number of reasonable and effective measures to prevent the virus from spreading without bringing the entire country to a standstill.

[VanDeKoik]

They dont play around there. People see it as a paranoid city-state, but the fact that they will cane you for littering is evidence that your feelings dont take priority over safety.

[SeekAndFind]

ALSO SEE HERE:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3820093/posts

Recovered patients in Singapore can’t spread Covid-19, assures centre

and here:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3819251/posts

Coronavirus: Singapore recovery rate outpaces infections for fourth day in a row

AS of this writing, The 62 Covid-19 who have been discharged here no longer have the virus in them and cannot pass the infection on to others, experts at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) assured. There were 90 cases in Singapore.

[wattsgnu]

I think the warm climate there is another major factor.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Singapore is the most educated country in South East Asia.
Top 3 in Asia.
No surprise here.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Singapore is the most educated country in South East Asia.
Top 3 in Asia.
No surprise here.

[Moonman62]

What a difference a couple of weeks makes. Back then Singapore was being used to justify pessimistic scenarios.

[LouieFisk]

"as I found when I visited the city earlier this week."

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Next week's follow-up, "So I'm in the Coronavirus ICU and this is fine".

[null and void]

Benevolent dictatorships are a wonder to behold.

Too bad benevolent dictators are in such a shockingly short supply...

[Wuli]

Americans have for a long time smirked at mobs of people walking around with white face masks on.

In Korea in the 1960s, particularly in the winter, it was common to see most of the school children heading off to school wearing the little white face masks. It surely helped stem the spread of colds, flu and other communicable infections among the school kids, among whom likely few thought wearing the masks was silly.

[KC_Conspirator]

The US needs to do this.