How Singapore flipped from virus hero to cautionary tale

Migrant workers are seen resting at balconies after lunch time at the dormitories that house foreign workers in Singapore on April 22, 2020. - AFP

SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Singapore was a global standard bearer for taming the deadly illness. Now it’s home to South-east Asia’s largest recorded outbreak and is racing to regain control.

One reason behind this reversal can likely be traced back to six days in February, when the earliest sign of what would become an explosion in cases among migrant labourers first appeared.