SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): With the death toll from the Wuhan virus jumping, and over 2,000 people infected so far, Singapore is going all out to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
The nation's multi-ministry task force set up to fight the infectious disease on all fronts is implementing new measures such as compulsory leave for those returning from China, to enhanced screening and checks.And from Wednesday , temperature screening at airports will cover all incoming flights, with additional scrutiny on all flights from mainland China, and checks on all passengers with Hubei passports.
At a press conference attended by several fourth-generation ministers on Monday morning, taskforce co-chair, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, stressed that the Government would spare no effort to keep Singaporeans safe. The latest figures from Hubei, the epicentre of the contagion, would put the nationwide total of confirmed infections at more than 2,300, based on figures previously released by the central government.
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