Other things have changed too. At the beginning, there were almost daily media briefings by the MTF, with questions freely taken from mainstream and independent media.
Perhaps this is one reason that, despite multiple briefings, many are still asking: Is Singapore really in the endemic phase?Office workers spend their lunch breaks at the central business district during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Singapore, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su: an acceptance of COVID cases and deaths, gradually re-opened borders and self-testing.
And even within the establishment, there are hints of division over the steps to combat COVID-19. Former Temasek chief and PM Lee Hsien Loong's wifewith the MTF's assessment that there is no longer a need to provide information on the number of unlinked cases. Despite the many criticisms of the MTF, it is important to note that there have only been 58 COVID deaths in Singapore so far – the vast majority of them are elderly individuals. Singapore is still far better off than many of its regional neighbours and developed countries, with serious and ICU cases remaining manageable.
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