Circuit breaker has seen some progress, but needs to be extended to June 1: PM Lee
Short-term pain is to stamp out the virus, protect the health and safety of Singaporeans; 1,111 new cases reported on Tuesday
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Lee U-Wen
Singapore
SINGAPOREANS will have to hunker down for a month longer than expected, after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Tuesday that the circuit breaker period - which was due to end on May 4 - has been extended by four weeks to June 1.
There are also tightened measures in place for the next two weeks, with the government closing even more workplaces and imposing entry restrictions to several popular wet markets to thin the crowds further.
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