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Review
. 2021 Aug 30;18(17):9125.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179125.

One Year on: An Overview of Singapore's Response to COVID-19-What We Did, How We Fared, How We Can Move Forward

S Vivek Anand  1 , Yao Kang Shuy  2 , Poay Sian Sabrina Lee  3 , Eng Sing Lee  2   3
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Review

One Year on: An Overview of Singapore's Response to COVID-19-What We Did, How We Fared, How We Can Move Forward

S Vivek Anand et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Background-One year has passed since the first COVID-19 case in Singapore. This scoping review commemorates Singaporean researchers that have expanded the knowledge on this novel virus. We aim to provide an overview of healthcare-related articles published in peer-reviewed journals, authored by the Singapore research community about COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic. Methods-This was reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) protocol. It included healthcare-related articles about COVID-19 published between 23 January 2020 and 22 January 2021 with a Singapore-affiliated author. MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, and local journals were searched. The articles were screened independently by two reviewers. Results-The review included 504 articles. Most of the articles narrated the changes to hospital practice (210), while articles on COVID-19 pathology (94) formed most of the non-narrative papers. Publications on public health (61) and the indirect impacts to clinical outcomes (45) were other major themes explored by the research community. The remaining articles detailed the psychological impact of the pandemic (35), adaptations of medical education (30), and narratives of events (14). Conclusion-Amidst a resurgence of community cases involving variant COVID-19 strains, the resources from the research community will provide valuable guidance to navigate these uncertain times.

Keywords: COVID-19; Singapore; pandemic; public health; research.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flow diagram.
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Articles published per month and a timeline of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Figure 3
Articles published per month and a timeline of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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