Singapore circuit breaker measures

SINGAPORE (April 22): Selected companies will be automatically granted an extension period to issue their unaudited full-year financial statements, according to the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo).

Come end-April, some of these taxis will double up as grocery delivery vehicles for RedMart, the online grocery arm of Lazada, which has seen a surge in requests for home deliveries.

The US's struggles with Covid-19 stem not from a lack of effective disease control measures, but rather from a failure to deploy them decisively.

Semiconductor manufacturers in Singapore hope for little factory disruption from the Republic's "circuit-breaker measures", as officials explicitly named semiconductors as an essential business.

In light of the circuit breaker, Lim has identified some “clear cut” names that will remain resilient. These include Sheng Siong Group, Venture Corp and Singtel.

“The message that’s clear to all countries is that we have to take Covid-19 seriously. It spreads quickly and there is no scope for anyone, any government organisation or individual to be complacent at all,” says Minister Lawrence Wong.

Most workplaces – with the exception of essential services and key economic sectors such as food establishments, markets and supermarkets, clinics, hospitals, utilities, transport and key banking services – will be closed with effect from April 7.