22
February
2018
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17:46
Asia/Singapore

Study on public acceptance of steps to curb outbreaks

A study led by Assoc Prof Alex Cook, Vice Dean (Research) from Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health has found that most people in Singapore are supportive of fairly intrusive government intervention, such as isolation and quarantine of infected cases and those who might be infected due to close contact, temperature screening, and cancellation of mass events.