Deep Dive

Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat unveiled the 2020 Singapore Budget on Tuesday (Feb 18). How are businesses responding to the Stabilisation and Support Package to help with headwinds caused by the COVID-19 outbreak? Are businesses and workers ready to press on with digitalisation and transformation?

David Bottomley, Deputy Chief Editor of CNA Digital discusses these issues with Patrick Tay of NTUC, Kurt Wee of SBF, and Suan Teck Kin of UOB.

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Last week, authorities raised the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) to orange, following several cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with no links to other cases. How did organisations and people react and cope? How well is Singapore adjusting to this new phase in battling the virus?

Jaime Ho discusses these issues with Jeremy Lim of Oliver Wyman, Clarence Tam of NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, and Adrian Tan of PeopleStrong.

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On Feb 4, Singapore confirmed its first locally transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus, which has so far sickened over 24,000 people and killed 490 worldwide. Is the worst yet to come as the virus makes its way to the community? How are authorities and healthcare experts responding to the evolving situation? And also, what goes into the naming of a virus? Jaime Ho speaks to Dr Chia Shi-Lu of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Health, Prof Tikki Pangestu of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Prof Dale Fisher of NUH, and the WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.

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The Wuhan coronavirus has infected close to 8,000 people, resulting in over 170 deaths. How is this outbreak different from SARS? Will it be an international emergency? How effective are masks in the fight against the virus?
 
Jaime Ho speaks to Prof Leo Yee-Sin of the National Infectious Diseases Centre, Dr Ying-Ru Jacqueline Lo, WHO Representative to Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore, and Prof Dale Fisher of NUH and the WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.

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As celebrations for the Lunar New Year begin, many of us will be preparing red packets to give out to family and friends. But will the rise of e-hongbaos and mobile wallets change this tradition? What do our perspectives on this say about prospects for digital banking? Jaime Ho talks to Professor Sumit Agarwal of NUS Business School and Cherie Lim-Tseng of Secur Solutions Group.

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