Singapore set to announce more support as virus cases grow

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday deployed significantly stricter safe-distancing measures meant as a “circuit breaker” to curb the escalating number of new Covid-19 cases, shutting down the economy even further.

SINGAPORE: Singapore will unveil additional support for businesses and households today, less than two weeks after announcing a S$48bil (RM145.4bil) stimulus package to buffer the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19).

The government plans to waive foreign worker levies for April and boost an existing jobs support programme, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said in a Facebook post on Saturday. The measures follow the government’s latest move to shut schools and most workplaces from this week. Heng didn’t elaborate on other measures or how much authorities will spend.