Singapore's new Covid-19 wave 'happening faster than expected': Lawrence Wong

But no need to return to 'heightened alert' or 'circuit breaker' for now despite escalating case numbers, he says

Sharon See

Published Sat, Sep 11, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Singapore

SINGAPORE'S new wave of Covid-19 cases has yet to peak, and all countries that have opened up have also had to deal with such fresh waves, the government's Covid-19 multi-ministry taskforce (MTF) said on Friday.

"For us, it is happening faster than we had expected, and it's also the first time since our (reopening) that we are facing such a new exponential wave of infection in our community," said Finance Minister and taskforce co-chair Lawrence Wong.

"Very soon, we will reach 1,000 new cases a day, and in a few weeks' time, we will pr…