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You can’t help but feel acutely the sharp contrast between how Taiwan, South Korea or Japan handled the Corona virus situation viz-a-viz how we have handled the crisis. Right from the beginning, our wisdom has been shackled tightly by the WHO. WHO says virus not airborne, no need to wear masks, so Singapore too says virus... 

In the last 3 days, there were 4,000 deaths and 100,000 infections in the US. In that time, Donald Trump has: 1. Repeatedly touted the drug choloquine, an unproven drug for coronavirus, as a miracle cure. He even urged Americans to "give it a try" because he says "what's there to lose?" 2. Silenced his top health adviser and... 

Singapore was praised by the World Health Organisation for its early response to coronovirus without the need for enforced lockdowns. Our politicians have stressed that a lockdown is an unlikely option. This is despite many other countries imposing broad lockdowns and closing borders weeks ago, including our neighbours Malaysia...