Singapore sets stage for polls despite Covid-19


A man wearing a hazmat suit and mask mops the floor inside the Hajjah Fatimah mosque in Singapore on Friday (March 13). Changes to Singapore's electoral boundaries were announced on Friday (March 13), setting the stage for polls soon, with an opposition party saying any move to conduct elections during the coronavirus outbreak would be "irresponsible". - AP

SINGAPORE: Changes to Singapore's electoral boundaries were announced on Friday (March 13), setting the stage for polls soon, with an opposition party saying any move to conduct elections during the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak would be "irresponsible".

There had been doubts the election, which must happen by April 2021 at the latest, would take place in the near future due to the virus -- the city-state has so far reported 200 cases.

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