No 'flip-flop' on COVID strategy, 'massive deaths' averted: Ong Ye Kung

SINGAPORE — Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has denied that Singapore's COVID management strategy amounts to a "flip-flop", claiming that its "middle-of-the-road approach" and strict controls throughout the large part of the past 20 months of the pandemic has helped avert the "many tragic deaths" seen in other countries.

Ong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force on COVID-19, stressed that the city-state did not take a purist 'zero-COVID' or ‘living with COVID’ approach. Instead, it adopted an eradication strategy when the population was vulnerable. "After vaccines have given us a protective shield, we are opening up progressively, and avoiding a sudden lifting of all restrictions.

Over 200 died and still not massive enough for this heartless ex-military dua-Kung! OngYeKung PAPSingapore is still in their ivory tower, no empathy, no heart, no compassion, only passion for their millions dollar salary. Time to vote them out! leehsienloong TanChengBock

Utterly rubbish! OYK! MTF couldn’t work 2gether as there is NO head! All 3 clowns do whatever they felt is right! Result : Most hawkers winding down! Healthcare workers over-worked! Commoners got in to lots of trouble with blurred restrictions! & No clear directions 4 MICE sector

OngYeeKung leehsienloong Singapore gov is irresponsible on booster shot, when millions are not vaccinated in the world. So pandemic will persist. 6K cases as PAPSingapore gov wished! Also show uselessness of UN WHO. May b Singapore a test site? hcsghcsg TanChengBock

indeed d end of d white lite tunnel where peasants die daillee...

The light at end is call Pitch Dark..

I see no light at the end of tunnel.....still blurring.

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