New Singapore communicable diseases agency to be set up in first half of 2025

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SINGAPORE: A new agency to prevent, manage and control infectious diseases in Singapore will be set up in the first half of the year, after parliament passed a Bill on Tuesday (Jan 7) setting out the ...

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