SINGAPORE: There is something fascinating about reading Singapore’s government-supplied coronavirus outbreak information. The data is organised as an unfolding, public story tracing relevant details of the known cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) diagnosed there. In contrast, in the United States, there are disturbing revelations of online misinformation, including YouTubers advising people to drink bleach. In contrast, the United States has been slow to deploy any tests at all. In the United States, there was once a system in which the press held government accountable and communities held newspapers accountable.

Source: The Star March 01, 2020 15:22 UTC