Photo taken on April 3, 2020 shows social distancing markers in a shopping mall in Singapore's Bugis area. Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported here Friday 65 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the city state to 1,114. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
SINGAPORE, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported here Friday 65 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the city state to 1,114.
Among the new cases, nine are imported cases with recent travel history abroad and 56 are local cases who have no recent travel history abroad. Of the 56 local cases, 17 are currently not linked.
Earlier in the day, Singapore confirmed the fifth COVID-19 death, which involved a 86-year-old Singaporean woman.
MOH said the Multi-Ministry Taskforce will be implementing an elevated set of safe distancing measures, as a circuit breaker to pre-empt the trend of increasing local transmission of COVID-19. The aim is to reduce much more significantly movements and interactions in public and private places.
To do this, they will move towards full home-based learning for schools and close most physical workplace premises, save for those providing essential services and in selected economic sectors which are critical for local and the global supply chains. Work and business activities that can be carried out via telecommuting from home should continue.
