In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Singapore confirmed its first case of the Covid-19 Delta Plus variant yesterday, in an imported case detected on Tuesday.

Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Dr. Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases physician from the Rophi Clinic to find out why this subvariant is expected to be similar - in transmissibility and severity of illness - to the Delta variant that is ravaging the world.

Dr. Leong also outlines the conditions for a variant to be classified by the World Health Organization as a variant of concern.

In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Singapore confirmed its first case of the Covid-19 Delta Plus variant yesterday, in an imported case detected on Tuesday. Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Dr. Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases physician from the Rophi Clinic to find out why this subvariant is expected to be similar - in transmissibility and severity of illness - to the Delta variant that is ravaging the world. Dr. Leong also outlines the conditions for a variant to be classified by the World Health Organization as a variant of concern.

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Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.

From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality.

Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected — all the way home.

And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4&ndash;8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day&rsquo;s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.
From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what&rsquo;s happening &mdash; with clarity, context and a touch of personality.
Whether you&rsquo;re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected &mdash; all the way home.
And she closes the day with a song that says it all.