Coronavirus - Singapore to ban short-term visitors & through transit. 2 Australian states to shut down.

Updating a few COVID-19 developments in Asia.

Singapore will not be allowing short-term visitors to enter or transit through:

• and will limit the entry of work permit holders to those in essential sectors
• new bans begin Tuesday

Australia's two most populous states, NSW and Victoria, are to go into lockdown:

• all non-essential services to be banned within 48 hours
• schools in Victoria will close from Tuesday
• supermarkets, banks, pharmacies, other essential services to remain open