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    • COVID-19: Singapore confirms 70 new cases, 41 imported; total at 802
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      COVID-19: Singapore confirms 70 new cases, 41 imported; total at 802

      SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday (28 March) announced 70 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country’s total to 802.

    • COVID-19: Amid rising infection numbers, some Singaporeans choose to remain in the US
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      COVID-19: Amid rising infection numbers, some Singaporeans choose to remain in the US

      SINGAPORE — Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic and thousands of Singaporeans scrambling to come home from the US, some have chosen to stay on, for a variety of reasons.

    • COVID-19: SingPost debunks audio clip claiming postal worker spitting on letters
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      COVID-19: SingPost debunks audio clip claiming postal worker spitting on letters

      SINGAPORE — SingPost has debunked a circulating audio clip in which a doctor claimed of seeing a report on a postal worker who tested positive for COVID-19 spitting on letters.

    • COVID-19: Public urged to buy food and groceries online, defer visiting malls
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      COVID-19: Public urged to buy food and groceries online, defer visiting malls

      SINGAPORE — With safe-distancing measures being implemented, authorities have urged the public to buy food and groceries online, and head to malls only for essential needs.

    • COVID-19: Foreign students, long-term visit pass holders must get approval before coming to Singapore
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      COVID-19: Foreign students, long-term visit pass holders must get approval before coming to Singapore

      SINGAPORE — From 11.59pm on Sunday (29 March), all foreign students and long-term visit pass holders must obtain permission before they can begin their journeys to Singapore.

    • COVID-19: June's Shangri-La Dialogue cancelled due to pandemic
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      COVID-19: June's Shangri-La Dialogue cancelled due to pandemic

      SINGAPORE — The 2020 Shangri-La Dialogue has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said organiser International Institute for Strategic Studies.

    • COVID-19: SingPost says 3 confirmed cases do not have contact with public for their work  
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      COVID-19: SingPost says 3 confirmed cases do not have contact with public for their work  

      SINGAPORE — The three confirmed cases of COVID-19 who work at the SingPost Centre in Eunos do not have contact with members of the public in their line of work, the postal services company said on Friday (27 March).

    • COVID-19: S'pore confirms 49 new cases and new SingPost Centre cluster; total at 732
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      COVID-19: S'pore confirms 49 new cases and new SingPost Centre cluster; total at 732

      SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (27 March) identified 49 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore and a new cluster at SingPost Centre, taking the country’s total to 732.

    • Child molester, 69, sentenced to more than 3 years' jail
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      Child molester, 69, sentenced to more than 3 years' jail

      SINGAPORE — A man who repeatedly molested a Primary 5 pupil was on Friday (27 March) jailed for three years, three months and 12 weeks.

    • Maris Stella High student has COVID-19, says principal in letter
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      Maris Stella High student has COVID-19, says principal in letter

      SINGAPORE — A Maris Stella High student has tested positive for COVID-19, said the school’s principal in a letter disseminated to parents on Friday morning (27 March).

    • COVID-19: Malls must limit number of visitors, disperse groups of more than 10
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      COVID-19: Malls must limit number of visitors, disperse groups of more than 10

      SINGAPORE — Shopping malls and standalone stalls must limit the number of people entering their premises and disperse groups of more than 10 people, said the authorities.

    • COVID-19: Students to have 1 day of home-based learning per week from April – Ong Ye Kung
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      COVID-19: Students to have 1 day of home-based learning per week from April – Ong Ye Kung

      SINGAPORE — From April, all schools will conduct one day of home-based learning per week, as part of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

    • COVID-19 Budget: MSF rolls out support for those financially impacted by pandemic
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      COVID-19 Budget: MSF rolls out support for those financially impacted by pandemic

      SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Social and Family Development will be rolling out support for lower- to middle-income Singaporeans who are financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • New bus and MRT interchanges to have nursing rooms, more schools to have lactation rooms
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      New bus and MRT interchanges to have nursing rooms, more schools to have lactation rooms

      SINGAPORE — More schools will have lactation rooms while all new bus and MRT interchanges will have nursing rooms installed.

    • 4G leaders have gained trust of people during COVID-19 outbreak: Lee Hsien Loong
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      4G leaders have gained trust of people during COVID-19 outbreak: Lee Hsien Loong

      SINGAPORE — The fourth generation leaders of Singapore have “gained in trust and rapport” with Singaporeans during the COVID-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (27 March).

    • COVID-19: FairPrice further restricts toilet roll, paper products purchase
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      COVID-19: FairPrice further restricts toilet roll, paper products purchase

      SINGAPORE — NTUC FairPrice will allow a maximum of only two packs of paper products per customer, down from four in its revision of grocery purchase limits.

    • COVID-19: National football coach Tatsuma Yoshida pens letter to support healthcare workers
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      COVID-19: National football coach Tatsuma Yoshida pens letter to support healthcare workers

      SINGAPORE — Singapore’s national football coach Tatsuma Yoshida has penned a letter urging fans to give their support to healthcare workers during this COVID-19 pandemic period.

    • COVID-19: Fine or jail for not observing at least 1-metre social distancing in public
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      COVID-19: Fine or jail for not observing at least 1-metre social distancing in public

      SINGAPORE — Those who intentionally sit on a seat or stand in a queue less than one metre away from another person in public venues can be fined up to $10,000 or jailed a maximum of six months, or both.

    • COVID-19: 3 doctors at National Skin Centre placed on 14-day LOA after close contact with infected colleague
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      COVID-19: 3 doctors at National Skin Centre placed on 14-day LOA after close contact with infected colleague

      SINGAPORE — Three doctors from the National Skin Centre (NSC) have been placed on a 14-day leave of absence, after having close contact with a fellow doctor who tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday (26 March) morning.

    • COVID-19: Patients flouting 5-day MC face jail or fine if they leave home
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      COVID-19: Patients flouting 5-day MC face jail or fine if they leave home

      SINGAPORE — Patients who are issued a five-day medical leave by a medical practitioner certifying that they have acute respiratory symptoms are not allowed to leave their homes starting on the day the certificate is issued, according to an update on the Infectious Diseases Act by the Ministry of Health

    • COVID-19: Singapore confirms 52 new cases including 28 imported, total at 683
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      COVID-19: Singapore confirms 52 new cases including 28 imported, total at 683

      SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (26 March) announced 52 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country’s total to 683.

    • COVID-19 Budget: Study loan payments suspended for 1 year for uni, poly students
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      COVID-19 Budget: Study loan payments suspended for 1 year for uni, poly students

      SINGAPORE — Graduates who have taken study loans at autonomous universities and polytechnics will have their loan repayments and interest accrual suspended for one year.

    • COVID-19 Budget: Cash payouts for Singaporeans tripled to $300-$900
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      COVID-19 Budget: Cash payouts for Singaporeans tripled to $300-$900

      SINGAPORE — The Government will enhance its Care and Support Package, resulting in all adult Singaporeans receiving a cash payout of between $300 and $900.

    • COVID-19 Budget: $120 million to help taxi and private-hire car drivers
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      COVID-19 Budget: $120 million to help taxi and private-hire car drivers

      SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority announced an additional $120 million to help taxi and private-hire car drivers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • COVID-19 Budget: President, political office holders to take 3 months pay cut — DPM Heng
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      COVID-19 Budget: President, political office holders to take 3 months pay cut — DPM Heng

      SINGAPORE — The President and all political office holders will be taking a total pay cut of three months.

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