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SINGAPORE – Experts are optimistic that Singapore can avoid a second wave of Covid-19 cases as long as people do not take unnecessary risks, like gathering in large groups for parties or meals.
But even if that happens, Singapore will likely be able to figure out the source of the resurgence and implement a “sectorial shutdown rather than another comprehensive lockdown like a circuit breaker”, said Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.
Speaking at a Covid-19 webinar hosted by The Straits Times on Thursday (July 23), he also said Singapore has a “very good chance” of keeping the number of community cases to 10 or 20 a day if everyone sticks to the rules.
Pointing to countries facing a renewed surge, he noted that some flare-ups have been linked to instances of protocols being disregarded, like letting people into the country without mandatory quarantine.
“In Singapore, I’d like to be a little bit more optimistic. Presently, our rules are still very well kept to,” he said.
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