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From ‘gold standard’ to a coronavirus ‘explosion’: Singapore battles new outbreak
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 14, 2020 08:16am |
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| Category | Report |
| Author | Shashank Bengali |
| News Date | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 10:30:00 AM UTC0:0 |
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Just weeks ago, Singapore was a coronavirus success story, admired for pinpointing infected patients and isolating their contacts with brisk efficiency, all while causing minimal disruption to an economy that was the envy of Asia.
But the prosperous city-state is now battling to control an enormous outbreak spreading among a population that officials had mostly overlooked: the migrant workers who form the vast but unseen engine of Singapore’s gleaming economy.
The new wave of infections offers a stark illustration of the continued risks facing one of the world’s most densely inhabited regions — and of the coronavirus’ often disproportionate toll on the poor and marginalized. |
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