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‘We will look after every worker’: Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong’s May Day message
Employers should make every effort to keep their workers and help them through difficult times amid the COVID-19 outbreak, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his May Day message…
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Life 24/7 In A 2 Room Flat, During Singapore’s COVID-19 Measures
What has life been like for lower-income Singaporeans since the country went into 'circuit breaker' mode on April 7 amid the #COVID19 pandemic? Squeezed into a two-room HDB public rental flat for…
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Shanmugam on “malicious” spreading of misrepresented videos to create foreign worker “panic”
People are deliberately spreading videos with false claims to create "fear and panic" among the foreign worker community in Singapore, says Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam. He cited…
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Deaths linked to COVID-19 in Indonesia could be underreported, new numbers suggest
Doctors in Indonesia say it is premature to think that capital city Jakarta has flattened the COVID-19 infection curve, even as new numbers suggest the deaths linked to the virus…
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Kim Jong Un’s absence from public events likely due to COVID-19 concerns: South Korea minister
Kim Jong Un’s absence is not unusual given the COVID-19 situation, says South Korea’s Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul. He also dismissed reports about the North Korean leader’s ill health as…
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COVID-19: Healthcare capacity in Singapore to be increased significantly, says task force | In full
Singapore will significantly increase its healthcare capacity to deal with COVID-19 in the next two months, with the total number of bed spaces for those with mild symptoms doubling by…
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COVID-19: Community cases may rise as Singapore ramps up testing among vulnerable, say authorities
The number of COVID-19 cases in the community may rise rather than fall, as Singapore ramps up testing among vulnerable sectors like those in nursing homes, National Development Minister Lawrence…
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Singapore increasing capacity to test migrant workers for COVID-19, says Health Minister | In full
Singapore has been increasing its capacity to test its migrant workers for COVID-19, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Monday (Apr 27), adding that comments on authorities reducing the…
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COVID-19: Minimise social interactions even after Singapore’s circuit breaker, says Lawrence Wong
Even after Singapore lifts its circuit breaker, "we should still try very hard to minimise our social interactions because it only takes one person, interacting in a group in close…
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COVID-19: Home-based F&B businesses not allowed during Singapore’s circuit-breaker period
Home-based food and beverage businesses are not allowed during Singapore’s circuit-breaker period, as Singapore looks to bring down the number of community cases “decisively”, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong…