Busy day: Office workers during lunch break at the central business district in Singapore, where daily cases rose from 76 to 288 in the past week. — Reuters
THE sharp rate of increase in local Covid-19 cases is worrying and the next two to four weeks will be crucial in terms of whether higher infection numbers will lead to more serious cases and deaths, said Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong.
The average daily number of Covid-19 cases has risen from 76 two weeks ago to 288 in the past week.
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