Many more worried about jobs than virus


Taking it all in stride: Pedestrians crossing a road decorated with festive decorations for Deepavali in Little India in Singapore. The findings showed that more than half of 500 Singapore residents indicated they are less confident about their job security compared with three months earlier. — AFP

While residents of Singapore are the least worried about contracting Covid-19 compared with people from five other South-East Asian countries, they are also the most pessimistic about an economic recovery, according to a research survey.

The findings released on Friday showed that more than half of 500 Singapore residents indicated they are less confident about their job security compared with three months earlier – the highest observed when compared with respondents from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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