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Singapore sets up SG Clean Taskforce in fight against Covid-19

It will focus on cleanliness of public spaces, encouraging good personal hygiene and promoting adjustment of social norms

Sharon See
Published Fri, Mar 6, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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    Singapore

    SINGAPORE authorities are stepping up public hygiene standards in the latest salvo against the coronavirus outbreak, acknowledging that border controls may eventually become less effective.

    This comes as confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide cross 100,000, with numbers increasing rapidly outside China, where the coronavirus originated in late December.

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