The Big Read — Digitally estranged, seniors struggle with sense of displacement in pandemic-hit offline world (May 2, 2020)

To mark TODAY’s 20th anniversary this month, the newspaper is re-publishing 20 of their most impactful news articles over the years. In this story first published on May 2 this year, TODAY highlighted how many seniors were feeling a sense of displacement due to their inability to navigate the online world during the COVID-19 circuit breaker period. Some continue to loiter outside while others are confused over the evolving rules. As the community transmission in Singapore is not as pronounced as other countries, NTU Asst Prof Saifuddin Ahmed said these individuals may have a “false sense of optimism” that the virus is not as harmful, and they will not be affected.