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
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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.
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