Singapore to extend partial lockdown 'circuit breaker' measures until June 1

Singapore will tighten COVID-19 safety measures and extend its "circuit breaker," or partial lockdown, period until June 1 to "decisively" bring down community cases, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday.The country reported 1,111 new cases of COVID-19 infection as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the health ministry.

This increase brings the city state's total confirmed cases to 9,125.

(CGTN)