SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore has moved up its response to the coronavirus outbreak to Code Orange because of "heightened risk", said the Ministry of Health (MOH). It is only the second time Singapore has activated Code Orange. The outbreak then would also have been Orange, had the classification existed. Under the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition or Dorscon, Orange means the outbreak is deemed to have moderate to high public health impact. With Singapore now in Code Orange, MOH said on Friday (Feb 7) that it is introducing additional measures "to minimise the risk of further transmission of the virus in the community".

Source: The Star February 07, 2020 09:22 UTC