Singapore's DBS evacuates 300 staff after employee contracts Covid-19 (coronavirus)

Staff entering the Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 where DBS headquarters is situated in Singapore on Wednesday (Feb 12). Singapore's biggest bank DBS evacuated 300 staff from its head office on Wednesday (Feb 12) as a precautionary measure following a confirmed coronavirus case at the lender, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

SINGAPORE: Singapore's biggest bank DBS evacuated 300 staff from its head office on Wednesday (Feb 12) as a precautionary measure following a confirmed coronavirus case at the lender, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

Singapore has reported 47 coronavirus cases, one of the highest tallies outside China, including mounting evidence of local transmission.