Singapore has confirmed 112 cases of the coronavirus disease, of which 79 have been discharged from hospitals, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
last year — but replicating that performance has become harder now with the coronavirus outbreak, the country's manpower minister said on Thursday.
"Even in 2019, we were looking at a more uncertain outlook and as it turns out, 2019's employment growth was very strong," Josephine Teo, Singapore's minister for manpower, told CNBC's"But coming into 2020, especially with the COVID-19 outbreak, I think everyone is not so sure whether we can sustain the momentum. I think it's best not to expect that it will be so," added Teo, who's also Singapore's second minister for home affairs.
But China, in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus, has taken drastic measures such as shutting down cities and businesses, as well as restricting travel — threatening the revenue stream of many economies including Singapore.set aside 5.6 billion Singapore dollars
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