Singapore's unexpected coronavirus "relapse"

A man wearing a protective mask walks past the financial district in Singapore.

A man wearing a protective mask walks past the financial district in Singapore. Source: AAP

In the first weeks of the pandemic it was quoted as an example to follow in the fight against the spread of coronavirus, however Singapore has recorded a sharp increase in the number of infections in recent days. Meanwhile, in the Asian continent, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan and Thailand have achieved positive results in the management of the disease.


Our Bangkok-based correspondent, Alessandro Ursic, reports.

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