Ring-fencing intensified to avoid second Covid-19 circuit breaker in Spore


Recently, the approach was used in Tan Tock Seng Hospital with some success. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Ring-fencing strategies that aim to limit Covid-19 transmissions and contain their spread have been intensified recently, helping Singapore stave off a second circuit breaker for now.

Experts note that larger areas are now being closed off and more people made to undergo swab testing.

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