Thomas Chia's Oral History, Round 2

• Thomas Chia (pseudonym), 30 years old, Chinese Singaporean currently in the UK
• Research associate at a college in London
• Covid-19 related restrictions in London and Singapore
• Impacts of Delta and Omicron waves on self and family members
• Process of receiving vaccines as someone who has contracted Covid-19
• General vaccination process in Singapore versus the UK
• Comparison of differences in mobility after vaccinations in Singapore versus the UK
• Financial impacts of Covid-19 on job in the UK
• Reactions to government Covid-19 control orders in Singapore and the UK
• VTL (Vaccinated Travel Lane)
• Sister’s accidental breaking of Covid-19 rule

February 26, 2022

English

Biography 1

Changes to daily routine
- Mask-wearing 11-12

Daily life necessities 15

Covid-19 waves
- Delta 4, 18
- Omicron 4-5, 9, 13, 30

Infection by Covid-19
- Acquaintances 13-14

Job 1
- Family’s jobs 4, 15-16
- Part-time jobs 4
- Post-doc 17-18

Mobility
- Singapore 2,18
-- Change in mobility after vaccine 11
- UK 3, 12-13
-- Staying at home 5
- Travel 6-7
-- Sister’s experience 27-29

Post Covid-19 26
- Legacy of Covid-19 25-26

Psychological impacts of Covid-19 14-15

Response measures for Covid-19 (Singapore)
Assistance for Covid-19 relief
- Singapore 22
- Consequences for breaking rules 20
-- Sister’s experience of unintentionally breaking rules 27-29
- Mask mandate 20
- Quarantine 27-29
- Reactions to Covid-19 restrictions 20-21, 23-24, 30
- Restricted activities 19
- TraceTogether 2-3, 8, 21
- Vaccine-differentiated measures 2, 11

Response measures for Covid-19 (UK) 3, 11, 19
- Assistance for Covid-19 relief 22-23
- Reactions to Covid-19 restrictions 22, 24-25
- Response to rule-breaking by UK government 21-22
- Consequences for breaking rules 19

War in Ukraine 27

Wordle 27

Vaccines 2-3, 5-6, 26
- Health risks 10
- Vaccination process
-- Singapore 7-8
-- UK 8-9
- Vaccine scepticism 9-10, 26