A volunteer from Singapore's Ministry of Communication collects feedback from members of the public on the coronavirus situation. Photo: AFP A volunteer from Singapore's Ministry of Communication collects feedback from members of the public on the coronavirus situation. Photo: AFP
A volunteer from Singapore's Ministry of Communication collects feedback from members of the public on the coronavirus situation. Photo: AFP
This Week in Asia /  Health & Environment

Coronavirus: Singapore raises outbreak alert level after signs of community spread

  • New cases in three people – including a high school teacher – who had not visited China and are not linked to previous infections
  • Schools to suspend external events, hospitals to screen visitors as Dorscon alert raised to orange – sparking a frenzy of grocery shopping

Topic |   Coronavirus Singapore
Dewey SimKok Xinghui
Dewey Sim in Singapore and Kok Xinghui in Singapore

Updated: 3:04pm, 25 Feb, 2020

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A volunteer from Singapore's Ministry of Communication collects feedback from members of the public on the coronavirus situation. Photo: AFP A volunteer from Singapore's Ministry of Communication collects feedback from members of the public on the coronavirus situation. Photo: AFP
A volunteer from Singapore's Ministry of Communication collects feedback from members of the public on the coronavirus situation. Photo: AFP
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