Winninpeg Sun

Singapore, heralded by many for its quick and effective response to COVID-19, is now suffering through a second significant outbreak of the virus. In many ways, that's disheartening news for the entire world. Using a combination of rapid, widespread testing, intensive case tracing and early clampdowns on international travel, Singapore was held up as an example of how the coronavirus could be contained and extinguished without the suffocating economic lockdowns used in other countries around the world. However, by early April, Singapore's success had been revealed as a mirage. At present, with 15,000 confirmed cases in a population of just 5.7 million people, Singapore has what global public health officials believe is the highest rate of infection in Southeast Asia. There are anywhere from 300,000 to 400,000 migrants working in Singapore at any given time. They are mostly men from various south Asian nations who make very low wages and live in extremely cramped an...

City playgrounds, golf courses and sports fields are set to open up Monday, though libraries won’t unlock their doors just yet. Mayor Brian Bowman urged Winnipeggers to be patient as the city responds to provincial rules that will allow a variety of facilities to reopen Monday, after the sites closed to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19. Mayor Brian Bowman urged Winnipeggers to be patient. “We’re considering how to implement this rapid reopening under very short time frames, while weighing the health and safety or our staff and our residents." — Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowmn Bowman said the city learned about the province’s reopening plan as it was released to the public on Wednesday. "We’re considering how to implement this rapid reopening under very short time frames, while weighing the health and safety or our staff and our residents," he said. All city-owned play structures and picnic shelters will reopen Monday, along with skate parks, tennis ...