Tide yet to turn for Covid-19 situation in Singapore, says PM


Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong being interviewed by Greg Sheridan from The Australian newspaper via Skype on March 20. PM Lee will speak to his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on March 23. - MCI

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): While Singapore has been praised for its handling of the coronavirus situation, the Government is under no illusion that the problem is over, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said.

The Government has done its best to tackle the virus - on the medical front, through social measures and with public reassurance - while it balances keeping Singapore's borders safe with maintaining essential trade and cooperation with other countries, PM Lee said in an interview with The Australian newspaper last Friday.

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