Smooth start to Singapore's first pre-event Covid-19 screening

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SINGAPORE - The opening of Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2020 on Monday (Oct 26) saw the first ever pre-event Covid-19 swabbing taking place.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - The opening of Singapore International Energy Week 2020 on Monday saw the first ever pre-event Covid-19 swabbing taking place.

But he cautioned that the tests, which are less sensitive than the Polymerase Chain Reaction tests used conventionally, may not be able to catch every single Covid-19 case and that safe distancing measures would still need to be observed. TraceTogether tokens were provided free of charge at the entrance to the hall where the event was being held. The Straits Times was told that participants were allowed to keep the tokens.

They were then seated at a swabbing station, where a swabber explained the testing process and carried out the procedure. Eight safe distancing ambassadors were also present to ensure safe management measures, such as the wearing of masks and ensuring that everyone remained a metre apart from each other. ."I think it's bearable and quite fast and the was very gentle. I'm quite happy with it, I worried for nothing," said senior vice-president of Solar Singapore and South East Asia at Sembcorp Solar Singapore, Ms Jen Tan.

Organised by the Energy Market Authority , SIEW 2020 is a week-long platform for energy professionals and policymakers to discuss and share strategic perspectives on issues in the industry and their impact.

 

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