S'pore's coronavirus struggle shows colossal task of global containment

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CORONAVIRUS | Experts say the breaches of S'pore's defences show how difficult it will be to curb coronavirus spread elsewhere.

Held up as a role model for its battle against coronavirus, city-state Singapore is struggling with an infection spread that disease experts say bodes ill for global containment efforts.

So far only four people have died, but the city-state's containment measures are showing signs of strain. "Singapore's approach has been by far one of the very best," said Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota. Taiwan - which has also been lauded for its stringent virus measures - has also recently seen a rise in imported cases and pockets of local outbreaks with no obvious source of infection that has made authorities anxious.

 

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