SINGAPORE — Singapore's Covid-19 vaccination plan was an important exit strategy that the country got right, whereas the spread of the infectious disease in workers' dormitories was one of the 'biggest challenges' it had to overcome, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said.
was one of the"biggest challenges" it had to overcome, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said.
The 92-page report, titled White Paper on Singapore's Response to Covid-19: Lessons for the Next Pandemic, was released to the public on Wednesday . “But that's like asking for the impossible because no one would have been able to have that perfect information at the very start of the pandemic, nor would we have the solutions at hand,” he continued, saying thatThe purpose of this review is to draw lessons from Singapore’s experience with Covid-19, so that the country can be better prepared when the next pandemic comes, “because we know it will definitely strike Singapore in a matter of time”, he added.
The Government could have encouraged the population to devise their own face masks while it set up manufacturing lines to increase production of surgical masks and deal with supply shortages, the report noted. As an example, Mr Wong pointed to the Homefront Crisis Executive Group, which comprised government officials who supported the Covid-19 multi-ministerial task force he headed. These officers were primarily focused on tackling the present situation, while anticipating future trends all at the same time, he said.
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