Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore from 2020 to 2021: A Revisit by Zehuan Liao, Devika Menon, Le Zhang, Ye-Joon Lim, Wenhan Li, Xuexin Li, Yan Zhao

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Diagnostic accuracy and photographic quality of in-patient teledermatology during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore by Benjamin Liang Jun Lui, MBBS (S’pore), MMed (S’pore), MRCPUK, Dexter Shih Tong Yeo, MBBS (S'pore), Nisha Suyien Chandran, MBBS (S’pore), MMed (S’pore), MRCPUK

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Safely navigating kidney transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Singapore General Hospital’s experience by Carolyn Shan-Yeu Tien, Ian Tatt Liew, Quan Yao Ho, Sobhana Thangaraju, Maslinna Binte Abdul Rahman, Constance Lee, Nicole Chelsi Xin Hui Leah, Xia He, Li Ting Siew, Terence Yi Shern Kee

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An Agile Systems Modeling Framework for Bed Resource Planning During COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore by Sean Shao Wei Lam, Sean Shao Wei Lam, Sean Shao Wei Lam, Sean Shao Wei Lam, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi, Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Francis Ngoc Hoang Long Nguyen, Francis Ngoc Hoang Long Nguyen, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, John Pastor Ansah, John Pastor Ansah, Jenny G. Low, Jenny G. Low, David Bruce Matchar, David Bruce Matchar, David Bruce Matchar, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Marcus Eng Hock Ong

“…The sufficiency of hospitals' bed resource is a cornerstone for access to care which can significantly impact the public health outcomes.ObjectiveWe describe the development of a dynamic simulation framework to support agile resource planning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.Materials and MethodsThe study data were derived from the Singapore General Hospital and public domain sources over the period from 1 January 2020 till 31 May 2020 covering the period when the initial outbreak and surge of COVID-19 cases in Singapore happened. …”
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Ethics of participation and social inclusion of older persons in research: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore by Ad Maulod, Sasha Rouse, Atiqah Lee, Malcolm Ravindran, Hazirah Mohamad, Veronica Goh, Diyana Azman, Lian Leng Low, Rahul Malhotra, Angelique Chan

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Teledental Consultations Using a Messaging Application during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from a Singapore COVID-19 Community Care Facility by Gabriel Tse Feng Chong

“…Introduction During the ‘Circuit Breaker’ period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore from April to June 2020, governmental policies restricted the practice of dentistry nationwide to the provision of emergency treatment only, regardless of the patient’s COVID status. …”
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COVID-19 and Return-To-Work for the Construction Sector: Lessons From Singapore by Wee Hoe Gan, David Koh

“…During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore from April to June 2020, migrant workers were disproportionately affected, including many working in the construction sector. …”
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Policy Disparities Between Singapore and Israel in Response to the First Omicron Wave by Ma R, Shi L, Sun G

“…Rongcai Ma,1 Leiyu Shi,2 Gang Sun1,2 1Department of Health Management, School of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USACorrespondence: Gang Sun, Department of Health Management, School of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, People’s Republic of China, Email sunhoney163@163.comPurpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate public health measures during the first Omicron wave in Singapore and Israel to inform other countries confronted by COVID-19 outbreaks.Methods: A comparative analysis was conducted using epidemiological data from Singapore and Israel between November 25th, 2021 and May 2nd, 2022 and policy information to examine the effects of public health measures in the two countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.Results: Public health measures implemented by Singapore and Israel in response to the first Omicron wave were primarily intended to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Singapore, the pandemic led to more than 910,000 confirmed cases, a mortality rate of approximately 0.047%, a hospitalization rate of approximately 10.95%, and a severe illness rate of approximately 0.48%, without a second peak. …”
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Continued demographic shifts in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 from migrant workers to a vulnerable and more elderly local population at risk of severe disease by Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Srishti Chhabra, Wilson Goh, Meng Ying Sim, Nicholas WS Chew, Ching-Hui Sia, Gail Brenda Cross, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah

“…Objectives: In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the vast majority of infected persons were migrant workers living in dormitories who had few medical comorbidities. …”
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