Government to set aside one million masks for general practitioners, private specialists

As frontline partners in the fight against COVID-19, general practitioners and private medical specialists will receive one million masks set aside for them by the government. A centralised platform will also be set up to enable Singaporeans to coordinate ground-up initiatives aimed at supporting healthcare workers and those affected. These measures were announced by the multi-ministry taskforce at a press briefing on Feb 11. The panel thanked frontline healthcare workers for their contributions and urged Singaporeans not to shun them, but instead, stand by them. Read more:

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