The COVID-19 situation in the coming days will determine whether a second circuit breaker is necessary, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said yesterday (16 May).
Responding to a reporter’s question on the need for another circuit breaker, Mr Ong said it was a “particularly difficult time” to answer the question, as the situation could go either way now.
“You can see the cases rising and whether the trajectory goes exponentially up or flatten – which did happen (during) Chinese New Year this year, we saw cases going up and then it flattened and then it disappeared – which direction it goes, we will only know in the coming days,” he said.
“So all I can say is as of now, we need to monitor the situation and then come to a decision later.”
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Responding to a reporter’s question on the need for another circuit breaker, Mr Ong said it was a “particularly difficult time” to answer the question, as the situation could go either way now.
“You can see the cases rising and whether the trajectory goes exponentially up or flatten – which did happen (during) Chinese New Year this year, we saw cases going up and then it flattened and then it disappeared – which direction it goes, we will only know in the coming days,” he said.
“So all I can say is as of now, we need to monitor the situation and then come to a decision later.”
More at https://tinyurI.com/f6hbuets