‘Measures may be prolonged’

Preventive measure: A man wearing a face mask as he walks out of a shopping mall on Orchard Road in Singapore. — AFP

Circuit breaker measures that take effect this week may be extended beyond May 4 if the spread of the coronavirus is not controlled over the next month, said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing.And he stressed that the success of the containment measures depends heavily on Singaporeans.

“If we all remain united, if we all take the measures seriously, and if we are successful in controlling the spread in the next one month, then we will be able to progressively resume normalcy and to reduce the impact of the measures,” he said yesterday.