MOH Advisory on Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) Pneumonia
Published: 24 Jan 2020
In view of the developing novel coronavirus situation in Wuhan and other parts of the China, the Ministry of Health, Singapore (MOH) has put in place precautionary measures and updated its public health travel advisory.
Let’s all do our part to ensure the health and well-being of our community.
For the latest updates on the virus, visit www.moh.gov.sg.
“Ensure good hand hygiene, stay away from live animal markets, seek medical attention from your GP if you are not feeling well and are still not better after three, four days.” – Professor Paul Tambyah
Professor Paul Tambyah from the Department of Medicine at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Senior Consultant in the Division of Infectious Diseases, NUHS also shared that Singapore is better prepared to handle an outbreak today, as compared to the SARS outbreak 17 years ago.
He added, “I think that we should be concerned but there are plenty of measures in place to detect cases, isolate and treat them appropriately in Singapore as well as in the other countries in the region”.
News Coverage
- “Better Prepared to Handle China Virus Than in 2003, Says Professor Tambyah”, Bloomberg, 21 January 2020
- “Doctors advise good hygiene as Wuhan virus outbreak develops”, The Straits Times, 21 January 2020
- “Experts advise protective steps against the virus”, The Straits Times, 22 January 2020
- “Likely for Wuhan virus to come to Singapore”, The New Paper, 22 January 2020
- “Prof. Paul Tambyah: Wuhan virus outbreak on track to be ‘the same size as SARS’”, Eagle News, 23 January 2020
- “Prof Paul Tambyah on the Wuhan virus, contact tracing and thermal screening”, Channel NewsAsia, 24 January 2020
- “Philippines suspends visa upon arrival for Chinese nationals amid coronavirus concerns”, CNBC, 27 January 2020
- “Wuhan virus: Japan’s first case of human-to-human transmission”, Channel NewsAsia, 28 January 2020
- “China’s travel restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak will hit other Asian economies”, CNBC, 28 January 2020
- “Novel coronavirus not caused by a genetic mutation: Expert”, CNBC, 28 January 2020
- “Wuhan Virus: Health Q&A Answered”, HerWorld, 28 January 2020
- “Q&A: Evacuations from China’s virus-hit Wuhan”, France 24, 31 January 2020
