According to a report by Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao on the 28th, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the meeting of the ruling People’s Action Party that morning that the emergence of a new variant of Ome Keron new coronavirus may force Singapore’s reopening plan to take a few steps back. But all the efforts made by the government are to be able to safely restore people's lives and in the process, to reduce the number of people who died of illness as much as possible.
Lee Hsien Loong said that Singapore has made great progress in the fight against the epidemic, but people must also be psychologically prepared. There may be more twists and turns in the process.
He pointed out that every crisis is a test of trust. In a public health crisis such as the new crown epidemic, people rely on credible sources to understand the situation and provide guidance.
Lee Hsien Loong reiterated that the whole country must be united and the government must lead the country through the crisis.
"Our measures to fight the epidemic can be effective. One of the key points is that Singaporeans believe in the People's Action Party government and that the DAP government can guarantee everyone's safety and maintain the normal operation of the country." He said, this includes getting infected people to accept it. Appropriate treatment, provide proper care for affected employees and companies when lockdown measures have to be implemented, and ensure that there are goods on supermarket shelves and that basic services will not be interrupted.
He emphasized that people’s trust is the government’s greatest support in a crisis. The authorities are faced with many difficult and urgent decisions that affect lives and livelihoods, including whether to implement blocking measures, whether to close schools, whether to allow patients to rest at home, and whether Allow people to eat out, and whether to open the border.
(Headquarters reporter Deng Xuemei)