SINGAPORE — A doctor in a hospital does not want to ever go through the experience again and a taxi driver is still very afraid now to spend more money than is needed after going through hard times during the peak of the Covid-19 crisis.
They, a travel agent and a nurse, talked to TODAY about how their lives were upended when the global health crisis struck in early 2020 and if life is getting back to normal for them as Singapore marks a milestone to live with Covid-19 for good, just as it does with endemic diseases such as the influenza.that the country’s Disease Outbreak Response System Condition is lowered from yellow to green and that the task force is standing down.
Ms Mashithah said that the hospital team began preparing for a pandemic as soon as news came in 2020 of the coronavirus being detected. To cope with this anxiety and channel her thoughts elsewhere, she picked up sketching and acrylic painting as a way to capture her experiences through drawings, and shared them with healthcare colleagues who could relate to the drawings.
Now, even though the mask restrictions have been lifted except in certain healthcare settings, Ms Mashithah said that she still continues to wear them when she goes out, especially in indoor spaces, to reduce her chances of contracting Covid-19.began in April 2020, Mr Toh Thiam Wei’s travel company had to stop operations immediately for an unknown length of time.
Now that the Covid-19 situation here is stable and back to the green stage of Dorscon, Mr Toh is hopeful that demand for his tours will continue to grow and attract visitors, particularly from overseas.Dr Gabriel Yee, 35, remembered that he could not spend much time with his newborn child at the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Bright Vision Community Hospital is a community hospital facility looking after patients recently released from hospitals who require post-acute continuing care, rehabilitative care and palliative care. This, along with not being able to travel, were some of the Covid-19 experiences that he would not wish to go through again.
To cope with the income loss, Ms Zainon applied for various financial aid from mosques and social services.
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