Singaporeans Vote in Shadow of Pandemic and Recession

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10 July 2020 17:57 WIB

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Ho Ching arrive at a polling station during Singapore's general election, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore July 10, 2020. Singaporean voters fretted over the risks of COVID-19 as they queued in masks to cast their ballots on Friday, amid an uptick in new infections and prospects of the city-state's economy entering its worst-ever recession. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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Singapore's President Halimah Yacob, wearing a face mask and plastic gloves as part of preventive measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, casts her ballot at a polling station during the general election in Singapore July 10, 2020. In power since independence in 1965, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) is widely expected by analysts to carry Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to another comfortable, and probably final victory. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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Voters wearing face masks queue up at a polling station during Singapore's general election, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore July 10, 2020. At polling stations round the city, election officials clad in face shields enforced distancing rules and took voters' temperatures as they entered polling booths. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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Voters fill in their ballots at a polling station, during a time band allocated to seniors and elders as part of preventive measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore July 10, 2020. Some Singaporeans had voiced doubt whether it was worth risking going to polling stations, though voting is mandatory in on the small Southeast Asian island that has become wealthy by being a banking, trade and transport hub for the region. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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A voter in a wheelchair marks her ballot during a time band allocated to seniors and elders as part of preventive measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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Voters practise social distancing while queuing up at a polling station during Singapore's general election, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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