Held up as a role model for its battle against coronavirus, city-state Singapore is struggling with an infection spread that disease experts say bodes ill for global containment efforts.
A view shows the deserted Merlion Park, as the spread of coronavirus disease continues, in Singapore, April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
So far only four people have died, but the city-state’s containment measures are showing signs of strain. “Singapore’s approach has been by far one of the very best,” said Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota. Taiwan - which has also been lauded for its stringent virus measures - has also recently seen a rise in imported cases and pockets of local outbreaks with no obvious source of infection that have made authorities anxious.
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