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Sars, No Sars
When the mysterious Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS) hit Singapore in 2003, government agencies
had to give out information on this life-threatening
disease to the public quickly and effectively. Agencies
such as the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Community
Development and Sports resorted to comic strips in posters
to raise public awareness. Thanks
to these comics, knowledge about SARS, the preventive
measures to take and modes of contact tracing to use
became more generally known, helping to allay fears
and anxiety.
These
bright posters, many of which are also available in
Malay, Mandarin and Tamil, can be seen in our collection.
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