Safer to freeze some sectors than open too early, says PM
Spending needed for Covid-19, to keep the economy going, people in jobs and for providing help to those not in jobs
Singapore
IT is better to keep some economic sectors "in suspended animation" and provide support to those who are affected, rather than allow such activities to resume before the Covid-19 risks are addressed, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Bloomberg 2020 New Economy Forum.
Singapore's response to Covid-19 was one of several …
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