Singapore warns of 'tougher action' if infections spread wider
The Peninsula
SINGAPORE: Singapore urged its people to reduce social interactions and warned of tougher action on Friday if coronavirus infections rise further, a day after reporting its highest number of domestically transmitted cases in about seven months.
It confirmed nine new local cases on Friday, following 16 the day before, including a growing cluster at a hospital. Though those are only a fraction of the number being reported among Singapore's Southeast Asian neighbours, a jump in infections would be a setback for the Asian business hub, which has successfully contained its earlier outbreaks.
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