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Singapore cannot keep borders closed forever: PM Lee

Lee U-Wen
Published Thu, Nov 19, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    ALTHOUGH the Covid-19 situation in Singapore has stabilised, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government's outlook for the economy remains "very guarded".

    He also said at a dialogue on Thursday that it was not possible for the government to keep on injecting funds to support businesses and it was necessary to gradually tail off these schemes in order to get back on a sustainable footing.

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