Type of Intervention: Executive Order, Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Education, Finance/Economy, Health, Private Sector and Businesses
Intervention Categories: Adapting or closing offices, businesses, institutions, and operations; Reviews
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Prime Minister and Multi-agency COVID taskforce
Overview: Extension of ‘Circuit Breaker (CB)’ measures for an additional 4 weeks, directed at whole of country. Elevated number of cases of infection among migrant worker groups, as well as a level of unlinked cases that have not reduced sufficiently since CB began 2 weeks prior. Further restrictions on definition of ‘essential services’ that will continue to operate as bricks & mortar services, and access restrictions at high traffic areas (e.g. specific markets)
Full details here: https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/strong-national-push-to-stem-spread-of-covid-19
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Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government
Evidence/Justification: Infection numbers have been high in past week+, and unlinked cases have not yet reduced. Cases have been reported daily by the MOH