Singapore may take years to recover from effects of Covid-19: Deputy PM

Singapore will soon roll out a wearable contact tracing device to help curb the spread of the Covid-19 that has affected more than 37,000 people in the country

Singapore may take years to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has said, as the city-state on Saturday reported 344 new coronavirus cases, pushing the total number of infections to 37,527.

Speaking in parliament during a debate on the budget on Friday, the deputy prime minister said the road to recovery will be long as Singapore deals with persistent economic impact on workers, jobs, and business, the Channel News Asia reported.

"Beyond economic costs, there will be immense human and social costs," he said.

To help businesses and residents tide over the