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SINGAPORE – With the World Health Organisation declaring Covid-19 a pandemic, and as countries across the world step up measures to contain the spread of the virus, the multi-ministry task force here announced on Friday (March 13) additional precautionary measures.
Here are seven things to know about the latest updates.
Travel: With the March school holidays approaching, the Government has announced new guidelines for travel. It is advising people to review their plans according to what experts have outlined.
1. DEFER NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO COUNTRIES MOST AFFECTED BY COVID-19
The list provided by the multi-ministry task force includes eight countries, with Italy, France, Spain and Germany newly added to the list, as they have had “very high numbers of cases and very high rates of increase”.
The Government previously advised Singaporeans to defer all non-essential travel to China, Iran, Japan and the Republic of Korea (South Korea), as well as to defer all travel to Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.
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