City-state hasn’t reported any deaths from Covid-19 even as a surge in new cases is reported. FMTNews Covid19
SINGAPORE: Even as its neighbours and countries around the world are aggressively shutting down restaurants, bars, theatres and other non-essential businesses to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Singapore is boldly resisting that move.
The ban has raised concerns of labour and food shortages for the island, which relies heavily on its northern neighbour. In a city where many restaurants and shops remain open – albeit with fewer tourists as it starts issuing 14-day stay-home notices to all travellers – Halimah said the social and economic disruptions are “enormous” if such a lockdown was to take place.
A total of 40 new virus cases were reported as of 12pm on Friday, taking the total to 385. Thirty of the new infections were brought in by arrivals to the city and the majority of these were Singapore residents returning home, it said. The ministry also urged employers to make it easy for staff to work from home, and said it would extend the suspension of some activities for seniors by another 14 days until April 7.
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