Singapore can stand too close to it now comes six months in prison

In Singapore, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, sitting or standing too close to another person, it is now a crime punishable by up to six months in jail or a fine of $7,000. The new laws came into force on Friday, taking drastic measures such as the city-state to try to spread the COVID-19 with an increase in new cases related passenger on board who have come from other parts of the world. Whoever intentionally lies less than one meter (a little ‘more than three feet) away from another person in a public place or is less than a meter away from another person online is a crime to be guilty, according to the rules published by the Ministry of health of the country. The new restrictions also prohibit people from sitting on hard seats which have been marked to indicate that it should not be occupied. The measures should be in place on April 30, apply to businesses and individuals. The Singapore government also bars and nightclubs closed and put restrictions on meetings of more than 10 people to large events banned. Singapore has confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on Jan. 23, but officials there have been a widespread epidemic in mainland China, thanks to aggressive testing, contact tracing and quarantine measures to meet strict. But now Singapore, as some other cities in Asia, is compared to a second wave of infections. Thursday ‘, officials of Singapore 52 new confirmed cases of the virus. Twenty-eight of which were introduced cases, many with a history of travel to Europe, North America, Middle East and other parts of Asia. Other governments in the region, which largely avoided large lockdowns, which now take place in the United States and Europe, the introduction of more stringent measures in the fight against the crown, to stop the disease in hopes of a revival are. The Hong Kong government announced this week that they are considering the portion of alcohol in bars and restaurants, a ban. Chinese authorities have said they will ban the arrival of most of the foreigners in the continent of March 28, in an attempt to prevent the virus from abroad. the number of people infected with the coronavirus in Singapore rose on Friday to 683. More than 500,000 people in over 175 countries and territories are now infected with the COVID-19
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