In the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the country, Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong called for a one-month shutdown on Friday. The nationwide shutdown in Singapore will start from next Tuesday i.e, on April 7. In his announcement, Singapore PM said that most workplaces, except for essential services and key economic sectors will be closed. In a series of tweets, the Singapore Government announced that local cases in Singapore have risen. “Despite contact tracing, half of the cases unlinked. New clusters in foreign worker dorms, nursing homes have come up. We need to apply a circuit breaker now for 1 month to reduce the risk of big outbreak.”
Singapore government advised staff to work from home. The announcement of a nationwide shutdown comes a day after 74 new coronavirus cases were reported in the country. Seven Indian nationals are among the new COVID-19 cases. It was the highest daily increase of COVID-19 cases in the country.