MOSCOW, 21 APR — RIA Novosti. Singapore Authorities extended the quarantine due distribution of a new type of coronavirus until June 1, said during his speech Prime Minister of the country Lee Hsien Loong.
Earlier Loong said that the Singapore on April 7 closed for quarantine for a month due the spread of a new type of coronavirus. The Prime Minister said that residents should stay home, go out only when necessary: to work or to the store. The Prime Minister also announced the restriction on movement and a mass congestion of the people and was forbidden to visit relatives.
According to Prime Minister more stringent measures, including increasing the number of non-performing organizations will be introduced before 4 may, but the authorities will not be able to override the quarantine until June 1.
“We therefore extend the restrictions for another four weeks after 4 may, in other words, before June 1,” said Prime Minister adding that after that, when reducing the number of infected, the authorities will begin to consider the gradual lifting of restrictions.
According to the Ministry of health of Singapore, the number of cases of infection with coronavirus in the country has exceeded 9 thousand, the last day it was 1111 new cases.
the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, there have been recorded more than 2.3 million cases of infection, over 157 thousand people died.
