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0:00 - THE BIG STORY
SINGAPORE NEWS
1:16 - COVID-19 SINGAPORE UPDATE
0:44 - DEFERMENT OF PILOTS NIGHTCLUBS, KARAOKE OUTLETS
Pilot programmes for some nightclubs and karaoke outlets to reopen with safe management measures in place has been deferred until further notice, in light of the recent rise in community case numbers. More on this: [ Ссылка ]
1:44 - PLANS FOR MORE VACCINATION CENTRES
Last month saw the emergence of a new coronavirus strain (N501Y) in southern England. It was said to be more infectious and able to spread more easily. Read the story: [ Ссылка ]
2:28 - EFFECT OF NEW COVID-19 MUTATIONS
Associate Professor Alex Cook of the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health told The Straits Times that the variant appears to be 50 per cent more transmissible. He added: "If true, this would be a worry, because the same variant if it became established in Singapore, could potentially overcome our current safe management measures and lead to renewed epidemic growth."
Professor Dale Fisher, a senior infectious diseases expert at the National University Hospital, said that "the infection prevention interventions work, irrespective of the infectiousness". But he added: "However a more transmissible variant will be less forgiving of any breaches or slips." Both experts further discuss their differing viewpoints on today's show. Read the story: [ Ссылка ]
19:20 - BEYOND OUR BORDERS
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