Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed hope that Singapore will see positive results by day 11 of its Circuit Breaker (CB) measures (Apr. 17) , if all Singaporeans comply strictly with the Stay Home measures.

It is PM Lee's second Facebook post on CB measures within a day.

Earlier, PM Lee urged Singaporeans to "take things seriously", or painful CB measures will last longer.

Singapore and New Zealand both implementing strict circuit breaking measures

PM Lee shared that he had spoken to Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, on the phone in the afternoon.

Both prime ministers updated each other on how they are managing Covid-19, with the two countries implementing strict circuit breaking measures to "break transmission of the virus and squeeze the cases down."

Ardern shared that the number of cases in New Zealand only started to come down on day 11 after they implemented their measures.

Supply chains in Singapore and New Zealand will be kept intact

PM Lee mentioned that Singapore is only in day three of CB and still has "a long way to go."

PM Lee expressed hope that Singapore would see positive results if everyone complies strictly with these measures.

Notably, PM Lee added that Singapore and New Zealand will continue to support each other, and that supply chains will be kept intact between the two nations.

Finally, he urged Singaporeans to do their part, referencing Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli's announcement that enforcement officers would immediately take down the particulars of anyone breaching CB measures.

This is what offenders will face:

• 1st offence: Stern written warning
• 2nd offence: $300 fine
• 3rd offence: Charge in court

About 3,000 advisories were issued to those flouting the safe distancing rules on Day 2 of CB (Apr. 8).

This is lower than the more than 7,000 written advisories issued to those who have breached the measures on Day 1 of CB.

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