'The kampung spirit is still alive, we just need to set an example': Punggol residents step up amid coronavirus outbreak

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SINGAPORE: In several HDB blocks in Punggol West, you can almost smell the kampung spirit in the air - through the faint scent of hand sanitisers ...

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"Even if you don't need or use the items, you feel a sense of security, and it makes you really feel the kampung spirit - if you have extra, why not share it?"It's a pretty nice gesture, especially since it might be hard to get hand sanitisers now," said resident Leung Hoi Ki. Speaking to CNA, Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Sun Xueling said that the actions of those residents reflect"the goodness in humanity".

When he heard about the shortage of masks in Singapore, Punggol resident Adrian Tan knew he had to do something. Mr Tan and his wife roped in the help of friends and family, visited multiple pharmacies over three days in Vietnam, and purchased more than 10,000 masks for about S$1,000.

 

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Great ideas... I thought stickin stuff on public property was vandalism and in this case probably littering as well. coronavirus

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