Channel NewsAsia - Sunday, May 3
SINGAPORE : Singapore Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan said Singaporeans should not be surprised by the cases H1N1 virus occurring in Hong Kong and South Korea.
Mr Khaw said: "I have been warning that this thing will come to Asia, if not already here. And one day, it may appear in Singapore too. So our gearing up (over the) last few days were all in anticipation of this.
"I think at this stage we are quite well on the alert and the measures... Take it in its stride; this thing may just blow over. Hopefully that’s the case, in which we will treat this as a good exercise of our plan.
"But if this thing were to become more serious, and we were to turn (pandemic alert) red or black, then at least we have the pieces in place to gear up speedily."
Mr Khaw was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a candlelight procession by the Buddhist Welfare services.
He was asked if the ministry has plans to vaccinate those at the frontline, like immigration officers, against common flu to eliminate false alarms.
Mr Khaw said while it would be useful move, it would not be critical to rush to do so now. — CNA /ls
From Yahoo! News. Original article is here.
SINGAPORE : Singapore Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan said Singaporeans should not be surprised by the cases H1N1 virus occurring in Hong Kong and South Korea.
Mr Khaw said: "I have been warning that this thing will come to Asia, if not already here. And one day, it may appear in Singapore too. So our gearing up (over the) last few days were all in anticipation of this.
"I think at this stage we are quite well on the alert and the measures... Take it in its stride; this thing may just blow over. Hopefully that’s the case, in which we will treat this as a good exercise of our plan.
"But if this thing were to become more serious, and we were to turn (pandemic alert) red or black, then at least we have the pieces in place to gear up speedily."
Mr Khaw was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a candlelight procession by the Buddhist Welfare services.
He was asked if the ministry has plans to vaccinate those at the frontline, like immigration officers, against common flu to eliminate false alarms.
Mr Khaw said while it would be useful move, it would not be critical to rush to do so now. — CNA /ls
From Yahoo! News. Original article is here.
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