In a wide-ranging interview on The Big Story, Professor Dale Fisher, a senior consultant at NUH's Division of Infectious Diseases, discusses the latest developments on the Covid-19 Omicron variant and adjustments to how Singapore manages Omicron infections.

It comes as Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said that Singapore must expect a new wave of Covid-19 cases in the coming days and weeks. READ MORE: https://str.sg/wx94

"It is inevitable that Omicron will spread in our community as it has in countries everywhere," said Mr Wong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19, in a Facebook post on Monday (Dec 27).

Watch the full episode of The Big Story: https://youtu.be/BIOO8qJP8gI

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