Singapore: UK is not trying to contain the coronavirus

Fans arriving for the All-England Badminton Championships at the Arena in Birmingham. It is the last live event in the country this month. Other events has been temporarily put on hold due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak which has hit many areas globally. - Reuters

SINGAPORE: The UK and Switzerland are effectively not trying to combat the coronavirus and cases in the countries are likely to surge in the coming weeks, a Singapore minister said.

"One concern we have with cases such as UK and Switzerland isn’t just about the numbers. It is that these countries have abandoned any measure to contain or restrain the virus,” Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong said at a press briefing Sunday (March 15.)