Pandemics in Singapore, 1819–2022: Lessons for the Age of COVID-19

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Kah Seng Loh (Southeast Asian Studies on Sustainable Humanosphere, Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan) Li Yang Hsu

Pandemics in Singapore, 1819–2022

Lessons for the Age of COVID-19

Kah Seng Loh (Southeast Asian Studies on Sustainable Humanosphere, Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan), Li Yang Hsu

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Routledge
14 April 2025

Regional studies; Asian history; Society & culture: general; Public health & preventive medicine; History of medicine

Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Singapore has faced many pandemics over the centuries, from plague, smallpox and cholera to influenza and novel coronaviruses. By examining how different governments responded, this book considers what we can learn from their experiences. Public health strategies in the city-state were often affected by issues of ethnicity and class, as well as failure to take heed of key learnings from previous outbreaks. Pandemics are a recurrent and normal feature of the human experience. Alongside medical innovation and evidence-based policymaking, the study of history is also crucial in preparing for future pandemics.

By: Kah Seng Loh (Southeast Asian Studies on Sustainable Humanosphere Centre for Southeast Asian Studies Kyoto University Japan), Li Yang Hsu
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032469683
ISBN 10: 1032469684
Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 14 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

List of Abbreviations Foreword Preface Introduction 1 The Quarantine of the Trinity 2 Plague: An Endemic Sinbad 3 Smallpox: Racialising the Epidemic 4 Cholera and Remaking the City 5 The Infectious Diseases Hospital: Hanging Fire 6 1890 Flu: Poison at the Wharves 7 1918 Flu: Blind Spot in the Colonial System 8 1957 Flu: The Limits of Decolonisation 9 Swine Flu to Bird Flu: Epidemiology and Surveillance 10 The SARS Effect 11 COVID-19: A Culmination and a Departure of Sorts Conclusion The Authors Bibliography Index

Kah Seng Loh is a historian and director of a research consultancy. Li Yang Hsu is an infectious diseases physician who is Vice-Dean of Global Health at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore.