Jakarta/Sydney | Singapore is ramping up testing and rushing to break up migrant worker dormitories as the nation, an early leader in the race to flatten the curve, seeks to shake its more recent and unwelcome incarnation as a COVID-19 hotspot.
A month ago, just over 800 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in Singapore, the city-state home to 5.7 million and previously best known for its outsize economic clout. The new talking point is Singapore's rapid climb in new cases over April. By Monday it had reached 14,423.
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Emma Connors was South-east Asia correspondent from October 2019 until mid-2023, based in Jakarta and Singapore. She has previously edited Perspective and Opinion and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.connors@nine.com.au
