Emotional preparedness among individuals and the community is key to ensuring that Singapore does not “fall off a sharp cliff” should the coronavirus outbreak take a turn for the worse. This was a point made yesterday by Dr Shashi Jayakumar from RSIS at an Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) forum on Singapore’s response to Covid-19. Dr Jayakumar said government messaging is important in building this resilience, and Singapore struck the right balance when communicating its strategy