nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200418-182523-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200418s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200418-182523-0 doi eng 342 23 Neo, Jaclyn L. Author aut Singapore’s Legislative Approach to the COVID-19 Public Health ‘Emergency’ Neo, Jaclyn L. Verfassungsblog 2020-04-18 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Up till late March 2020, Singapore’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was the envy of many nations. Its strategy of early testing, rapid contact tracing, and isolating cases and close contacts was praised for its effectiveness. Indeed, for some time, Singapore seemed to be successfully ‘flattening the curve’. And to top it off, the Singapore government managed to contain the spread of the disease while keeping workplaces, businesses, and schools open. This all, however, changed when a sudden spike in cases occurred in the latter half of March. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Coronavirus COVID 19 emergency powers Singapore Lee, Darius Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/singapores-legislative-approach-to-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency/ raw object