A passenger who tested positive for COVID-19 aboard a "cruise-to-nowhere" from Singapore, forcing the ship to return to dock and nearly 1,700 guests to isolate, has been found not to have the virus, Singapore's health ministry said on Thursday. For example, organisations can leverage internal data, external data and machine-learning to generate “Zero Moments of Truth” – that point where the customer is at the very beginning of the decision journey – and identify consumer needs more rapidly in order to roll out relevant products and services earlier. [37] 13 October was the first time in over six months that no dormitory cases were reported. A number of people who were on work passes have had their passes revoked and have also been permanently banned from working in Singapore. [366], In order to help financial institutions and FinTech companies tide over the virus, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a $125 million package to help financial institutions and FinTech companies to strengthen long-term capabilities. [167] Foreign workers were vulnerable to being let go during the crisis as support measures such as the Jobs Support Scheme were primarily targeted as subsidising the wages of local staff not all employees. [154] Economists were behind the curve in downgrading their numbers. [381], On 9 April, MOM said in a press release that it will improve quality of meals of foreign workers during quarantine and formed a task force to improve the living conditions of foreign workers. The Singapore Police Force, Singapore Armed Forces and Ministry of Health are coordinating to do aggressive contact tracing. [358], On 19 May, it was announced that Finance Minister Heng would propose a fourth round of support measures at a statement delivered to Parliament on 26 May at 3.30pm. The travel bubble start date is yet to be determined. The first case in Singapore was confirmed on 23 January. [288] Soon, visitors arriving from other territories or countries followed in March, South Korea in general, Iran, Italy, France, Spain, and Germany were banned. Travelers from Hubei were banned from entering Singapore on 29 January with all forms of visas held by Hubei residents being suspended immediately on the same day. [337] As of 26 May, Singapore has unveiled four Budgets that will spend 19.2% of GDP to ensure the impact on the economy is softened and to help the economy recover back to the original state. In phase 2, this number was increased to 50 persons. [34] The last date of any patient in ICU was 27 November 2020. [326][327] In the same flight which Singapore Airlines brought back Singaporeans from Cambodia on 12 April, it also carried Australians heading back to Australia with Singapore being a transit point. [135] Nevertheless, while numbers in the dorms remained elevated in May, 20 April in fact represented the peak of daily cases reported among dormitory workers. [281] In response, Ministry of Social and Family Development repurposed Jurong East Sports Hall into a temporary relief area for remaining Malaysian workers who were unable to find temporary accommodations immediately after the MCO took effect, while the Ministry of Manpower stepped up patrols to look out for such stranded workers. It will now be held on 30 January 2021, amid the government's safe re-opening measures. Several exhibitors (which eventually numbered to 70)[187] and South Korea's Black Eagles decided to pull out of the Singapore Airshow. [182] Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong encouraged Singaporeans to go on a local 'staycation' to mitigate the fall in demand for tourism, but this was not possible during the circuit breaker from 7 April 2020 to 1 June 2020. In order to reduce operating costs, the Film Exhibition and Distribution Licence Fees will be waived from 17 April.[368]. There is already a separate, active Accenture Careers account with the same email address as your LinkedIn account email address. Early cases were primarily imported until local transmission began to develop in February and March. [193] The 2020 HSBC Women's World Championship, a women's golf tournament initially scheduled from 27 February to 1 March, was cancelled. [364] S$2 billion was committed to SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package was announced to create close some 100,000 opportunities for workers affected by the COVID-19 economic slowdown; involving around 40,000 jobs, 25,000 traineeships and 30,000 skills training opportunities. This was after the economy shrank some 2.2% in the first quarter of 2020 from the same quarter in 2019. Automation must be combined with AI, especially in essential services such as food, supply chains and logistics, to free up time for more complex decision-making. More on artificial intelligence and learn how it can help you drive business value with our curated collection of insights, reports and guides. [376], On 17 February, a leaked recording of a closed-door dialogue session on 10 February of Chan Chun Sing with business people from the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) went viral in Singapore. Jun [356] Due to the extended Circuit Breaker announced on 21 April, support measures from the "Solidarity Budget" were extended to May, costing another S$3.8 billion. [259][260] On 1 September 2020, Singapore Airlines have announced to reinstate several destinations that have opened up travel such as Bandar Seri Begawan, Auckland, Christchurch, Hanoi, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney. [347] The package was delivered in a Ministerial Statement by DPM Heng Swee Keat on 26 March, known as the Resilience Budget. Last 15 days, On 31 December 2019, health authorities in China reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) a cluster of viral pneumonia cases of unknown cause in Wuhan, Hubei Province,[16] and an investigation was launched in early January 2020. [375], On 12 April, CNA reported that some staff members of Lee Ah Mooi, a nursing home, were evicted by landlords. Though he warned that this would likely rise in the coming months. [120] The shop was affected when a tour group from Guangxi, China visited it along with other locations such as the Diamond Industries Jewellery Company at Harbour Drive, where another case occurred, while touring Singapore. [5] Phase 1 lasted for 17 days from 2 June and ended on 18 June; Singapore is currently in Phase 2, with plans for the Taskforce to initiate Phase 3 on 28 December to aid in the reopening of the economy, which will then be sustained until a vaccine is available.[6]. [133] April also marked a shift in policy. 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