How Singapore Is Keeping Open Amid Global Pandemic | Pandemic Borders - Part 2 | COVID-19

Changi Airport, once one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs, is now a shadow of its former self. The threat of COVID-19, has forced the airport to close its terminals to the general public. Yet beyond the public eye, hundreds of thousands of passengers continue to pass through the airport – keeping vital parts of Singapore’s globally connected economy pulsing along.

CNA goes behind closed doors to see how the aviation hub is being kept open under the constant threat of COVID-19, and to understand how keeping the airport running is critical to a whole host of economic activities from construction to international shipping.

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About the show: In a city-state built on trade, global border closures trigger a battle for survival. Witness the unseen struggle to keep people and goods flowing through Singapore, while keeping the community safe.
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[finnskywalker]

so much stress when dealing with possible covid positive passengers... so imagine what level of stress for the doctors and nurses who are working overtime in hospitals nonstop with no breaks, constantly fearful they will bring the virus home to their families

[mrabc]

honestly there's nothing else we can do now, get the jab, wash hands, put on masks, basically that's it

[cyrilcuthbert]

WOW! Continuous upload of interesting videos, very satisfied :D Thanks for all your hard work!!!

[reuk]

My prayer to our neighbor. Stay strong. May the lessons that Malaysia had before will help you going through this tough time

[Madzbruno]

Why is Singapore still asking a so long quarentine? When so many countries already are done with it? Singapore have a so high vaccinated rate. Isn't strange? No tourist can go there, with still 15 days quarentine 😔 how can their tourism survive?

[funwithrandom]

Yes we are learning to live with COVID, but this comes at the heavy price of more lives lost due to COVID. So the uplifting concluding remarks and music are really not in sync with the grim reality we are still grappling with.

[rocketdogticker]

Don't worry, once a shot is made we can go back to normal. Just 13 more days to flatten the curve.
I am confident the people who got us into this will get us out soon...

[malita]

This news is useful to reach out to foreigners. We need to tell them despite the thousands of cases, sg is safe for them to accumulate their wealth. Well done State Media! Cannot wait for the new SPH news

[harukrentz]

Keeping open borders to whom exactly? Certainly not to Indonesia and Malaysia 😂 although its trully blessing in disguise that Singaporeans can no longer pin the blame on migrant workers from Indonesia and Malaysia when the cases are rising 😂😂😂😂

[lingyap]

Heck! Aust needs to learn from this...

[malita]

We must let in much more foreigners! We must entice all the foreigners, PR, permit holders to come back soonest. I propose $10000 per head to welcome them "home". We must continue to *Honor CECA.* We also need *FICA.* The GDP affects the numerous Bungalows, Condos and Stocks abd shares of the many Elites in the singapore. Lets impose Carbon Tax, GST hike, bicycle coe (i promoting only) etc.

[saf]

opening at what costs? human lives? are our elderly part of natural selection now? children next?

[aaronlim]

Singapore is a fine city, so is better the passenger coming Singapore got to check and make sure they are not positive. If found out that they are positive when reach Singapore then got to get fine. This can prevent bring in more positive patient. let them know be more responsibility before going outbound.

[janettan]

Wish all the airport staff wouldn’t get infected anymore with more safety measures implemented.

[professionalcommenter]

Fake News. Singapore is not open. Are you kidding?

[heifetz]

Can Singapore keep up ? My answer YES !!!

Why ? Because the Singaporeans plan ahead for what is to come. Besides the Singapore government is smart

[desmond]

Learn from the crafty Trump. He's not responsible for the pandemic infections and deaths. Just think of chloroform as the treatment.

[shakazulu]

Am extremely impressed at how affluent Singaporeans are in English.
Some cute as Hell

[malita]

SG, everything good. Being a *Hub*, i *predicting* SG will emerge as the *First Country declared COVID-FREE* by the *W.H.O.* I am not Prohecising. I am merely making a *Prediction* using commonsense which is never common. Let it be known, that i made This Prediction on this day 2nd Oct 2021.

[greatasia]

Lies, lies, and more lies. Ha ha ha!