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The City State Singapore’s fight against Covid-19 in few tweets. There was no Prihatin, Penjana or Permai sloganeering.
First came two Covid19 deaths, which jolted them to core. https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1241223897501982721
Then came specific measures to alleviate the burden of those really affected. Free reusable masks were distributed to all residents (including non-citizens) free of charge. https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1247115567330283521
The Government rallied bipartisan support because they realised that the enemy was not the Opposition but the virus. https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1247484150367453184
They had a blind spot, the foreign workers dormitories. Instead of demonising them, corrective measures were taken immediately. Came the total lockdown which they called it as “Circuit breaker.” https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1247847924395962369
Then their PM spoke to the best in the industry, Jacinda Ardern. This shows that they didn’t have the attitude of “know it all.” https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1248174795633471489
PM’s strong and empathetic message to his citizens on the raising cases and the Dos and Donts. https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1248542176599871488
Laying out the strategy developed by cross-industry experts to overcome the blind spot. https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1250639619089068035
The “visit” to Ground Zero without a visit. An e-visit to keep the morale high among frontliners. https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1250739278755147777
The empathy shown even if the patient was a foreigner, a lowly migrant worker. https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1251091575494463490
Reassurance from the PM on the Circuit breaker which was progressing half way and its results. https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1251397971318456320
Finding meaningful jobs for those who lost their jobs, albeit temporarily. https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1256044818486067203
Coordinated effort by different ministries. There was no ego. https://twitter.com/leehsienloong/status/1257304290835574786
Thread seem to have broken. https://twitter.com/exposingklepto/status/1352853781977829376
