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While all states are in different situations the proposed April and early May end of a
number of states's mitigation measures must be worrisome. Remember Singapore

Five new Covid-19 clusters in Singapore, as 596 new cases brings country’s total to 6,588


17 Jalan Besut, one of the five new Covid-19 clusters announced on April 19, 2020.ST
PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

Published Apr 19, 2020, 3:26 pm SGT
Updated Apr 20, 2020, 2:51 pm

SINGAPORE - Five new clusters of the coronavirus were reported in Singapore on Sunday (April 19), as another 596 cases were confirmed with hundreds related to foreign worker dormitories.

The new clusters are detected at Woodlands Lodge I, Changi Lodge II, 51 Paya Ubi Industrial Park, 17 Jalan Besut and Sembawang Shipyard.

Of the 596 new cases, 544 were work permit holders residing in dormitories. Only 25 are Singaporeans or permanent residents. There were no imported cases.

There have been 26 more cases discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 768 have fully recovered and been discharged.

Of the new cases, 68 per cent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.

The number of new cases in the community has fallen, from an average of 37 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 31 per day in the past week.

Continued - https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/596-new-covid-19-infections-confirmed-in-spore-majority-work-permit-holders-in-dorms

That is now, but we must never forget the eight days ago when, Sat 11 Apr 2020

The Covid-19 exit strategy: when will Australia know the coronavirus battle is over?
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The risk of relaxing too early
There is danger in complacency. Singapore, for weeks the darling of international comparison, the exemplar of how best to suppress the Covid-19 pandemic, has since seen a dramatic spike in the number of infections – a 60% jump in new daily infections .. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-singapore/singapore-reports-120-new-coronavirus-cases-in-record-daily-jump-idUSKBN21N0G6 – and has announced a further tightening of restrictions.
P - It will now close all schools and most workplaces – only essential services such as supermarkets and banks will stay open – for a full month. It has instituted jail terms for breaching stay-at-home orders, and banned visitors and transits through the country.
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At the minimum everyone should appreciate that social distancing should be paramount until a vaccine is available.