[282], Both the Singapore government and private sector sent support packages to Indonesia, including test kits and personal protective equipment. The information is provided by AmarStock Limited and while it endeavours to keep the information up to date and correct, it makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services or related graphics contained in the website for any purpose. [44][45] This may be attributed to the fact that the bulk of the cases are restricted to the migrant workers living in dormitories away from the general population. [266][268][269][271] All evacuees had to serve a 14-day Stay Home Notice or be quarantined[274] at designated locations, such as hotels with cost borne by the government,[275][276][277] government quarantine faculties, or at home. Such measures has helped avoid further lockdowns after the end of the circuit breaker measures in June 2020. [197], The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore has asked Muslims to take precautions to maintain personal hygiene while the Singapore Buddhist Federation advised temples to cancel activities. [111] The airlines which were operating from these two terminals were largely consolidated into the remaining Terminals 1 and 3, with some airlines remained suspended until further notice. [132][133] However, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, many events including concerts were postponed or cancelled. [56] Until 30 January, there were a total to 13 confirmed cases, all of whom were visitors to Singapore from China. [177][178] The government has applauded platforms Carousell and Qoo10 for threatening to suspend profiteers. [316] To thank Singaporeans for working from home during the "circuit breaker", the government introduced a one off Solidarity Utilities Credit of S$100 for all households. [78] By 1 October less than 300 people were being housed in community care facilities, down from the almost 20,000 from the May peak. [29] Imported cases also became a source of infection in March. [254], Due to the reduced number of flights, Singapore Changi Airport suspended operations at Terminals 2 and 4 in April and May 2020 respectively. Travellers who did not quarantine in a dedicated facility would have to wear an electronic tag throughout the 14-day period. [244] As the number countries with travel advisories rapidly expanded, the travel restrictions have been broadly categorised into:[245], From 17 March, Singapore required all visitors who had travelled 14 days prior to ASEAN countries, Japan, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to be served with a 14-day Stay Home Notice, with ASEAN travellers required to seek approval before entering Singapore. This page was last edited on 16 March 2021, at 08:56. [292] Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has said that based on economic terms, the economic contraction will be the worst ever since Singapore's independence. The company plans to pay a … [30][31] From early April to late September, most new cases were at foreign worker dormitories and construction sites,[32][33] while imported cases formed the bulk of new cases from early October; as of 16 March 2021, there are a total of 54,511 dormitory residents, 2,330 cases in the community, and 3,287 imported cases. [99] This is largely due to the fall in tourism and social distancing restrictions. [72] Following which, the number of cases in migrant worker dormitories began to soar as more clusters were detected in other migrant worker dormitories, reaching a single-daily high of 1,426 cases recorded amongst migrant workers on 20 April. [195] They were set to resume on 14 March,[196] but continue to be indefinitely suspended in light of the World Health Organization declaring a pandemic. [230] The government also provided $50 for each worker per day, up to 14 days to support employers finding accommodation. [79] However, it also became clear that controlling the disease was going to be extremely difficult. 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[333], The pandemic brought the living conditions at foreign worker dormitories to media attention. [153] It was hoped that having a quarantine-free travel would boost tourism and business between the two Asian hubs cities. [330] Grab announced that they will be launching GrabCare to transport healthcare workers to and from their work places. JCB dealers are free to sell products at any price they wish which may be higher or lower than the MRRP and the MRRP is only a non-binding recommendation to JCB dealers. These measures would last for nine months. $4.99 + $4.50 shipping.