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Cedric Chin
@ejames_c
Right now, with Singapore entering a lockdown again, it feels like a repeat of 2020 in more ways than one. The most interesting thing to me is that, in my local conversations, we are talking about the variants in a way that people in the West aren't.
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Cedric Chin
@ejames_c
The biggest thing is that local spread is happening despite nearly-100% masking and despite vaccinations. Which prompted the government to trigger a lockdown. A friend put it best: "it seems like we're back to uncertainty again, with some of these variants."
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Kristiyan Bogdanov
@krisbogdanov
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@ejames_c
Are you not concerted that Singapore might be in a perpetual state of lockdown indefinitely since as soon as you ease restrictions, cases rise despite nearly 100% masking, following the rules and good rate of vaccination? Are alternatives being discussed - eg mass antigen tests?
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Cedric Chin
@ejames_c
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@krisbogdanov
Fast antigen tests are already deployed, apparently. Not worried about this — Singapore is able to scale up and down on lockdowns because of a compliant population, and lots of tech. The current focus is on superspreader venues, with waste water testing as a leading indicator.
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