As at the date of this writing, the ongoing contact tracing and random testing exercises have led to the detection of 498 local cases since 5 March 2021. Out of these, 375 are still active and 117 have recovered. 2 deaths due to Covid-19 were also recorded. In a bid to curb the further spread of the virus, the nationwide was further prolonged to 30 April.

As communicated in our latest newsflash1, the country has entered its first phase of re-opening since 1 April 2021 despite the extended lockdown, which brought about the resumption of certain economic activities.

In parallel, the National Vaccination Programme is still ongoing in the country, and the government has set the objective of immunizing at least 60% of the population at the earliest in a bid to achieve herd immunity.

We wish to remind our valued clients that as a safety measure, ITL had already instated its Work From Home policy since 8 March. Given the extension of the lockdown, our employees will continue to work from home until 30 April 2021. Being fully compliant with our data privacy and data security protocols, our WFH facilities are geared to keep our service level unaffected. Your contact persons at ITL will remain primarily reachable by e-mail and Zoom.

¹ For more information, click here to read our latest newsflash.