COVID-19 in Singapore—current experience: critical global issues that require attention and action
JEL Wong, YS Leo, CC Tan - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
HealthOrganizationofanovelviralpneumonia… of Wuhan, in Hubei Province. Singapore is an
independent city-state 3400 km (2125 miles) from Wuhan, but as a major air hub had an
average of 330 000 visitor arrivals from China each month in 2019. 1 On January 2, 2020,
Singapore's Ministry of Health alerted all physicians to identify any patient with pneumonia
and a recent travel history to Wuhan. On January 3, Singapore started temperature
screening at its airport of all travelers arriving from Wuhan. Researchers in China identified a …
independent city-state 3400 km (2125 miles) from Wuhan, but as a major air hub had an
average of 330 000 visitor arrivals from China each month in 2019. 1 On January 2, 2020,
Singapore's Ministry of Health alerted all physicians to identify any patient with pneumonia
and a recent travel history to Wuhan. On January 3, Singapore started temperature
screening at its airport of all travelers arriving from Wuhan. Researchers in China identified a …