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SINGAPORE – Singaporeans and residents returning to the country will all have to serve a 14-day isolation period, while people in the country should defer all travel overseas, the authorities announced on Wednesday (March 18), as the number of new cases in the country jumped by an all-time high of 47.
This brings the total number of cases to 313.
In line with recent trends, 33 of these are imported and 30 of them involve Singapore residents returning from abroad.
The new, broader measures to contain the coronavirus come as the country braces itself for more to come.
As more Singaporeans such as students and workers all wanting to return home, the country has to be mentally prepared that numbers could remain high in the coming days, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force set up to deal with the outbreak.
The rise in the number of infected cases on Wednesday and in recent days was a cause of concern for all, he noted, during a press conference on Wednesday.
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