Type of Intervention: Advisory
Sectors Involved: Finance/Economy, Health
Intervention Categories: Adapting or closing offices, businesses, institutions, and operations; Biological measures
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: MOH and multi-ministerial taskforce
Overview: Description of the approach that will be taken after the stay-home restriction period ends (Jun 1), in order to mitigate the potential risk of infected persons returning to work, especially in sectors/demographics that have shown the highest rates of infection, in particular, with persons living at worker dormitories. In persons residing at these locations, a combination of serology and PCR testing will be applied, to identify persons with post-infection levels of COVID-19 antibodies. With the rest of the population, pooled PCR testing will be employed (and is already beginning, for preschool workers), and the local capacity for PCR testing set to expand from 8000 to 40000 daily, over the next few months.
Full details here: https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/controlling-the-outbreak-preparing-for-the-next-phase
Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government
Evidence/Justification: That reported rates of community infection are gradually decreasing