Wired: Singapore Was Ready for Covid-19—Other Countries, Take Note

” Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea all share the characteristic of using their experiences with prior outbreaks to build a system—and then sustaining it. None of them had to deal with the fear of being a first-mover, of being the first city or country to institute seemingly severe countermeasures. Their countermeasures were already in place, waiting to be reactivated. “

The 4 Asian Tigers had managed the outbreak particularly well, however, the same cannot be said for the rest of South East Asia.

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