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Singapore's COVID-19 Preparedness and the Looming Second Wave

Global Context: Waves of COVID-19 in Countries Worldwide

Recent developments across various countries underscore the persistent threat of COVID-19. Australia, for instance, faced its largest outbreak at a Melbourne high school, with cases surging into the thousands. Japan grapples with fears of returning to a state of emergency in Tokyo amid rising case numbers. Hong Kong's infections have skyrocketed, with nearly four times the initial peak cases observed by August, signaling a more violent second wave compared to their first outbreak. Vietnam, which had declared itself COVID-free for months, went back on high alert after detecting its first community infection in nearly three months.