SINGAPORE — Singapore must dig in for a long battle against the coronavirus outbreak but will consider further easing the circuit breaker measures in a month’s time, if the situation improves, Parliament was told on Monday (May 4). This battle against the virus is not a sprint; it is a marathon, and we are not even at the halfway mark,” said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong. The ministers stressed that Singapore was not yet out of the woods, though some progress had been made. “That is why we considered very carefully before we decided to implement the circuit breaker, and later to extend it for a month,” he said. “What is key is to keep the number of cases small and reduce the risk of big clusters, through various safeguards and enablers,” Mr Gan added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 05, 2020 03:45 UTC