Wednesday, 12 May 2021 11:43 AM MYT
Education Minister Lawrence Wong said that businesses will need to be more agile and to start factoring the need to pivot plans or operating models at short notice. — TODAY pic
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SINGAPORE, May 12 — Closing Singapore’s borders has to be done to fight Covid-19, but the move has been tough on businesses and could even lead to higher unemployment and job losses for Singaporeans if companies continue to face difficulties or are forced to close as a result.
Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (May 11), Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the Government’s Covid-19 task force, said: “I fully understand and share the desire among many to be tight on our border measures.