S1E20: Singapore's battle against dual invasion of coronavirus and dengue virus: Green Pulse Ep 20

Green Pulse Ep 20: Singapore's battle against dual invasion of
coronavirus and dengue virus


11:56 mins


Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The
Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing
environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.


Tune in to this episode to find out about Singapore's efforts to
bring forward an increased fight against dengue in 2020, which
has so far already recorded double the number of dengue
infections compared to last year, in the midst of the developing
Covid-19 crisis.


Tackling the spread of the two different viruses requires two
different approaches. But they both need individual citizens to
play their part, whether in terms of stepping up personal hygiene
to combat the spread of Covid-19, to reducing breeding grounds
for the Aedes aegypti mosquito.


These efforts would all help to ensure that Singapore does not
have two crises to fight. 


In the fourth of a series of podcast episodes based on The
Straits Times' The Big Story video, ST’s environment
correspondent Audrey Tan chats with a panel of experts to discuss
the importance of personal and public hygiene, as Singapore
continues its battle against Covid-19. Subjects covered are the
drive for cleanliness amid disease, the existing state of
hygiene, the need for a greater appreciation of cleaners and life
beyond Covid-19.


The panel includes:


1. Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water
Resources


2. Professor Wang Linfa, infectious diseases expert at Duke-NUS
Medical School


3. Mr Edward D'Silva, chairman, Public Hygiene Council


4. Mr Tai Ji Choong, director of the Department Of Public
Cleanliness, The National Environment Agency (NEA)


Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg)
& David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg) & Ernest
Luis


Edited by: Adam Azlee


Follow Green Pulse Podcast here and rate us:


Channel: https://str.sg/JWaf


Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWaY


Spotify: https://str.sg/JWag


Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/J6EV 


Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts


Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg


Follow Audrey Tan on Twitter: https://str.sg/JLMB


Read her stories: https://str.sg/JLM2


Follow David Fogarty on Twitter: https://str.sg/JLM6


Read his stories: https://str.sg/JLMu


---


Discover ST's special edition podcasts:


Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa


The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east
Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2


Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB


Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn


---


Discover more ST podcast series:


Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7


Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN


In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt


Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m


SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR


#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad


ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE


Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas


Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ


Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts


Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL


Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!


#greenpulse


See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.