Joseph Schooling talks next steps, including National Service | THE BIG STORY
SUBSCRIBE ➤ http://bit.ly/FollowST 0:00 - THE BIG STORY 0:40 - COVID-19 SINGAPORE UPDATE 3:06 - MORE SEVERE COVID-19 CASES LIKELY In Covid-19 news, with the number of patients in intensive care units or requiring oxygen supplementation tripling in the past two weeks, experts warn that the figure is likely to grow. However, they added that the healthcare system should be able to cope. Professor Dale Fisher, senior consultant at NUH's Division of Infectious Diseases, weighs in on the projected rising trend, and whether it will affect Singapore's exit from phase two (heightened alert). 8:32 - SCHOOLING THANK SUPPORTERS IN SOCIAL MEDIA POST Messages of support continue to come in for Team Singapore athletes, including Joseph Schooling, following sad defeats in table tennis and swimming on Thursday (July 29). In a short Instagram post on Friday (July 30), the 2016 Olympic champion thanked Singaporeans for their support, saying "it means the world to me." Read the story: https://str.sg/3UNA 9:03 - MUCH MORE TO BE DONE: SCHOOLING Meanwhile, in an interview with The Straits Times at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre, Schooling admitted his poor performances have stung him, and said he was so upset by his race the previous night, that he does not even want to watch it replayed on video. Associate sports editor Rohit Brijnath and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz share more. Rohit and Sazali's interview with Schooling: https://str.sg/3UNF #thebigstory #olympics #tokyo2020 #josephschooling #covid19 -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ http://www.straitstimes.com TWITTER ➤ / straits_times FACEBOOK ➤ / thestraitstimes INSTAGRAM ➤ / straits_times PODCASTS ➤ https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/st-... TELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimes The Straits Times, the English flagship daily of SPH, has been serving readers for more than a century. Launched on July 15, 1845, its comprehensive coverage of world news, East Asian news, Southeast Asian news, home news, sports news, financial news and lifestyle updates makes The Straits Times the most-read newspaper in Singapore.
