سيڠاڤورا ڤنجڠكن سكتن چوۏيد-19 هيڠڬ 1 جون
#TTFCovid19: The Government of Singapore has extended its equivalent of the Malaysian Movement Control Order (MCO) – known as the “circuit-breaker” – for a month ending the 1st of June 2020.
In a televised address to the nation, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the aim is to “decisively” bring down the number of coronavirus cases in the community and to ensure that Singapore can detect “leakage” from foreign worker dormitories to the wider community should it occur.
The circuit-breaker kicked in on the 7th of April 2020, allowing only essential businesses are allowed to operate.
But according to Lee, the list of such businesses will be trimmed so as to ensure only “the most essential services” remain open.
The Government of Singapore has extended its equivalent of the Malaysian Movement Control Order (MCO) – known as the “circuit-breaker” – for a month ending the 1st of June 2020.
In a televised address to the nation, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the aim is to “decisively” bring down the number of coronavirus cases in the community and to ensure that Singapore can detect “leakage” from foreign worker dormitories to the wider community should it occur.
“To achieve these two objectives, we must all hunker down and press on with our tight circuit breaker measures,” said Mr Lee.
Lee said Singapore will implement stricter “circuit breaker” measures, including the closure of more workplaces and the imposition of entry restrictions on “hotspots” like popular wet markets.
The circuit-breaker kicked in on the 7th of April 2020, allowing only essential businesses are allowed to operate.
But according to Lee, the list of such businesses will be trimmed so as to ensure only “the most essential services” remain open.
“This will reduce further the number of workers keeping essential services going, and minimise the risks of transmission among the workers.
“It will mean some degradation of services – for example, less frequent grass-cutting in our HDB estates.
“But I hope we all understand why this has to be done,” he said.
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