, and officials were tasked to finalise an agreement by September.
In addition, Dr Hsu noted that the “operational scale” of tests carried would also need to be considered, keeping in mind Singapore's testing capacity and the potential number of incoming travellers. “That capacity is an important factor in determining whether we can test everybody or not,” he added.
“One could argue that doing two tests is better than one. As a public health researcher, what I would say matters just as equally is which test is being done, as not all are same and have differing durations and efficacies, and the time difference between the tests,” said Dr Car, who is the director of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine’s Centre of Population Health Sciences.
And there is a need to remain vigilant, noted Dr Jeremy Lim, co-director of global health at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. These countries and regions are Australia , Macau, Mainland China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Malaysia. They will be tested before the end of the isolation period. “Policy makers have to make a call based on risk versus benefit calculations and put in place risk mitigation strategies. For example, in Singapore, we are heavily connected to Malaysia and the control there seems to be very good for now. As such, the stay home notice period for Malaysians with Singapore work passes has been reduced to seven days.
“ just like a case in the community isn't spreading to 30 others like the outbreaks we had before the circuit breaker. We're not having those now because of masks and social distancing and stopping large gatherings. This is a big reason why you can open borders. Even if someone comes in, probably won’t turn into much,” he said.
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