Singapore ’s mask-wearing policy early in the pandemic and safe management measures that confused the public were areas in which the government could have responded better to Covid-19 .These were among the conclusions of a white paper on the government’s review of its pandemic response published by the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday.Six areas where the government could have done better were identified, including the outbreak in migrant worker dormitories , border measures, contact tracing and the transition to living with the virus .

A white paper reviewing the city state’s pandemic response found the government could have done better with border measures, contact tracing and the transition to living with the virus, among other areas.

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LOS ANGELES - Lebih 106,000 kes jangitan Covid-19 membabitkan kanak-kanak dilaporkan di Amerika Syarikat dalam tempoh empat minggu lepas, menurut laporan American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) dan Persatuan Hospital Kanak-kanak.Menurut laporan itu, hampir 15.5 juta kanak-kanak di negara ini telah dijangkiti Covid-19 sejak wabak itu menular, lapor Xinhua.Dalam tempoh lima bulan lalu, kes jangkitan membabitkan kanak-kanak yang dilaporkan secara mingguan telah meningkat pada purata kira-kira 32,000 kes.Terdapat keperluan untuk mengumpul lebih banyak data khususnya melibatkan umur bagi menilai tahap penyakit yang berkaitan dan varian baharu serta potensi kesan jangka panjang.Menurut AAP, terdapat kesan segera terhadap kesihatan kanak-kanak, tetapi kesan berpanjangan terhadap fizikal, mental dan kesejahteraan sosial generasi kanak-kanak dan belia juga perlu dikenal pasti. - Bernama/Xinhua

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Lebih 100,000 kes Covid-19 kanak-kanak di AS empat minggu lalu

WASHINGTON: Jabatan Tenaga Amerika Syarikat (AS) atau DOE mendakwa virus COVID-19 mungkin tersebar luas akibat kebocoran dari makmal, menurut laporan disiarkan akhbar Wall Street Journal (WSJ) pada hujung minggu lalu.

Singapore Covid review spotlights mask U-turn, confusing reopening measures among areas to improve