SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore, which has one of Asia’s smallest populations, is emerging with the region’s highest number of Covid-19 cases after the world’s two most populous countries.
The island-nation reported 931 new cases on Sunday , with the total number of infections exceeding 13,000, overtaking Japan. Only China and India have more cases in Asia.
Last week, the city of about 5.7 million people extended its version of a lockdown by a further four weeks until June 1 to contain the outbreak. Known as a “circuit-breaker, ” the measures include keeping schools shut, closing non-essential businesses, and confining foreign workers in their dormitories.
The city-state is “very likely” to see a steeper fall in GDP , Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said in an interview last Thursday , as the global outbreak leads to a “more serious problem” than anticipated a month ago.
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