Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said he was confident the latest round of measures would bring down the infection numbers in two weeks. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Republic is in a critical period of its fight against Covid-19, and new cases will continue to be picked up before tapering off in about two weeks, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (May 18).
He added that the infections picked up now were likely seeded two weeks ago, and he was confident the latest round of measures would bring down the numbers.
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