Why is the UK in constant decline while Singapore thrives? What lessons does the one-time British city-state have for the UK? Prof Peter Coclanis and Dr Tilak Doshi have an idea: its leaders aren't bleeding heart liberals.
Nobody thought of asking politicians to alter the weather or blaming humans for the wind and rain, says retired B747 Captain James Leary. Turbulence in a monsoon was just expected.
Singapore has seen a similar rise in heart deaths to England despite having far less Covid before autumn 2021, meaning it cannot be blamed on Long Covid and putting more suspicion on the vaccines.
New data show Covid infections and deaths in New Zealand have overtaken Australia in the latest Omicron wave despite ultra-strict mask mandates that were dropped in Australia.
Singapore is on to its second, deadly post-vaccination wave. Despite having kept infections to a minimum until after its vaccine rollout, the country now has the same level of excess mortality as Sweden.
The vast majority of elderly Singaporeans had been double-vaccinated by the 1st of October 2021. Despite this, the country saw a deadly Delta wave, with excess mortality exceeding 30% in both October and November.
From December 8th, the Government of Singapore will no longer cover the medical bills of Covid patients who refuse the vaccine.
A British father has been sentenced to six weeks in prison in Singapore for not wearing a face mask on public transport and for harassing the police sent to arrest him. In court, he called the proceedings “preposterous”.
If any advanced country has come close to "Zero COVID", it's Singapore. Despite recording only 36 deaths, the government has announced, "We can't eradicate" COVID-19, which will very likely "become endemic".
