![]() ![]() The pandemic has also disrupted supply chains globally. Everyone is emphasizing “agility,” the ability to reconfigure structures, processes, strategies, human resources and technology quickly towards value-creating opportunities. Many companies have to make significant efforts to reposition themselves and respond to changes confronting industries and sectors as a whole. Business at physical retail shops has dived because customers turned to online shopping. Consumer behaviours and attitudes have changed drastically. So, what has the pandemic changed? Many business leaders, especially those hard hit by the COVID-19 lockdowns, are at the moment at a loss to whether their business, and indeed their whole industry, could survive the economic shock. Schools reopened on June 2nd, with a combination of strict safety measures, including physical distancing and wearing of masks. ![]() The one-month mid-year school holidays, originally scheduled in the month of June each year, was brought forward to the month of May. The Circuit Breaker was subsequently extended to June 1st. ![]() Except for essential services, workplaces were closed and schools moved to full home-based learning. A “Circuit Breaker” was implemented from April 7th to May 4th. The Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level was raised from Yellow to Orange on February 7th, just a tier below the top category of Red. By February, local transmissions were reported. In late January 2020, imported cases of COVID-19 began to appear in Singapore (before it was actually named COVID-19). Let me first provide readers with a brief timeline here. But, I hope my reflection on some of these issues, although mainly about Singapore, will be beneficial to readers from Singapore and many other parts of the world. The pandemic has actually raised many issues, and this paper will not be able to identify or address them all. COVID-19 has triggered me to reflect on educational change in Singapore. Schools in Singapore have reopened fully but many schools in other countries remained closed. Schooling around the world has been badly affected. No country can declare with certainty that it is safe from the COVID-19 pandemic. I am writing this paper during a difficult time in the world. ![]()
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