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Holding the next General Election (GE) in the midst of the current Covid-19 outbreak “can be done“, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in an interview with several publications last month.

But the question on everyone’s mind is how?

As of last week, the Parliamentary Elections (COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Bill has been introduced to allow the Elections Department to implement temporary arrangements to ensure everyone’s safety should an election be called.

The new provisions allow aspiring candidates who are ill to register on Nomination Day without being there in person, and voters on stay orders to vote at the designated facilities where they’re staying.

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As Singapore enters the second week of its circuit breaker period, most of us are following the rules and taking proper precautions. Unfortunately, it seems that some have not gotten the memo.

A woman who flouted circuit breaker regulations at a Shunfu hawker centre on April 14 and refused to co-operate with SG Clean ambassadors and police officers will be fined $300, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said.

The woman, who remains unnamed, also had her details taken down by the police.

She was slammed online after videos emerged of her defiantly filming two police officers with her phone at a wet market and attempting to walk away from them.

The woman was not wearing a mask and could be heard saying in one clip: “You’re going to arrest me? On what charge?”

She had insisted on eating her meal at the hawker centre at Block 320 Shunfu Road and “turned aggressive” when SG Clean ambassadors approached her, NEA said in a statement on April 15.

The police were subsequently activated.

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A week into Singapore’s partial lockdown to stem a third wave of coronavirus infections, residents are adjusting to a new normal, with some expressing confusion over the new social distancing laws, and worried parents posting their children’s homework online to tap on the wisdom of the masses as schools shut.

Amid the anxiety, one Singapore firm has created a website, called I Am A Community Circuit Breaker, that collates information that people might find useful during the one-month period, including food delivery options, DIY tips on making face masks and links to the latest news updates.

Tribal Worldwide, an advertising company, said there was a host of information online, but one needed to be “very savvy” to stay updated with the fast-moving situation.

“We spoke about the possibilities of bringing all of this information under one roof,” said a company spokesman. “We started by sharing our experiences as parents, carers, young adults and grandparents, and we had a lot of good go-to links with hidden deals we were sharing in our family chats.”

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The $600 Solidarity Payment would have helped this family of three pay for their daily needs and utilities for a few months. But Miss Rina Ang and her parents decided that others may need the money more.

The 29-year-old who works part-time as a telephone operator told The New Paper: “I discussed it with my parents, and we all felt we can manage since we get other financial assistance from the Government.

“There are many others who may need the money more than us.”

Her father works as a cleaner and her mother is a housewife. Together, they kept $100 each and donated a total of $1,500 to Giving.sg

Singaporeans aged 21 and above received a $600 payout from the Government on Tuesday, to tide them over the Covid-19 outbreak.

But some Singaporeans chose to donate their Solidarity Payment to charities instead.

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