TR EMERITUS

There was a recent spat in parliament between Chan Chun Sing, our Minister for Trade and Industry and Pritam Singh, the leader of the Workers’ Party, our main opposition party. Much has been said about the debate, so I won’t go into details but essentially, Mr. Singh asked Mr. Chan what was the percentage of Singaporeans... 

Not juz the PAP govt question masks’ effectiveness. Public health bodies, including the World Health Organisation, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Australian Department of Health, question whether masks are an effective guard against infection and emphasise the importance instead of regular handwashing. From... 

I just think it's very sad people don't understand why people panic. There's research on epidemic psychology. And when people do not have enough information, they will panic. We haven't seen how bad it is because this coronavirus isn't as bad as say, SARS. but what if something worse comes out? How many of us will behave like...