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The Covid Experience: Dispatches from AsiaSubmissions by Country/TerritorySingaporeNeo Xiaobin Quick links: Introduction / Submissions by Country/Territory Two Tampines Rovers fans – wearing masks and adhering to social distancing rules – standing outside Bishan Stadium to support their football team in an away game against Balestier Khalsa that ended in a 2-2 draw on 12 November,…

The Covid Experience: Dispatches from AsiaSubmissions by Country/TerritorySingaporeWallace Woon Quick links: Introduction / Submissions by Country/Territory A man is silhouetted against a curtain of a partitioned room at a swab isolation facility in the JTC Space@Tuas building in Singapore, 10 May 2020. Singapore has set up swab isolation facilities for suspected patients of the Covid-19…

The Covid Experience: Dispatches from AsiaSubmissions by Country/TerritorySingaporeWeixiang Lim Quick links: Introduction / Submissions by Country/Territory Worker’s Party supporters on motorcycle defiantly holding up an inflatable hammer during celebrations at Hougang Avenue 5 on the night the general election results were announced. Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic, Singapore held its General Elections on 10th of July…

The Covid Experience: Dispatches from AsiaSubmissions by Country/TerritorySingaporeKevin Lim Quick links: Introduction / Submissions by Country/Territory A Bangladeshi migrant worker tears up after a nasopharyngeal swab at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH), Singapore, on April 28, 2020. The swab test collects a sample of nasal secretions from the back of the nose and throat,…

The Covid Experience: Dispatches from AsiaSubmissions by Country/TerritorySingaporeQuince Pan Quick links: Introduction / Submissions by Country/Territory Overgrown grass at Coleman Street with the Esplanade and Marina Bay Sands in the background, 7 pm, 13 July 2020. During the mid-2020 circuit breaker period in Singapore, only essential work was permitted. City workers stopped mowing green spaces…

The Covid Experience: Dispatches from AsiaSubmissions by Country/TerritorySingaporeBryan van der Beek Quick links: Introduction / Submissions by Country/Territory A Muslim migrant worker observes his afternoon prayers during the Ramadan period in his room at a factory converted dormitory. With migrant workers in both purpose built and factory converted dormitories mostly confined to quarters, all activities…

The Covid Experience: Dispatches from AsiaSubmissions by Country/TerritorySingaporeMelvin HJ Tan Quick links: Introduction / Submissions by Country/Territory A son carries the portrait of his late father as he enters the viewing gallery at Mandai Crematorium. The late morning sunlight starkly illumines the portrait, yet throws the rest of the gallery into shadow, emphasising the quiet…