PM Lee: Singapore's Covid-19 lockdown to be extended to June 1


A woman with a face mask walking past a screen showing a telecast of Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressing the outbreak of coronavirus in the country at a central business district in the city. Lee announced that the circuit breaker to choke off the spread of the outbreak will be extended by another month and existing measures will be tightened until May 4. - Reuters

SINGAPORE: The circuit breaker to choke off the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak will be extended by another month and existing measures will be tightened until May 4, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his fourth national address on the situation.

This means that more workplaces will be closed to further reduce the number of workers keeping essential services going.

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