Singapore confirms 799 new cases as of noon on April 27, taking the total number here to 14,423. The food delivery sector has seen an exponential rise in business during the circuit breaker, but delivery riders share concerns over their earnings. Journalist Toh Ting Wei discusses why, as well as whether measures are in place to safeguard the riders’ well-being. We also speak to Mdm Rahimah Rahim, on her “The Get Well Card Project”, which aims to educate children about the social and economic impact of Covid-19 to encourage them to be kinder towards healthcare workers. China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei gives the latest, as schools in Beijing and Shanghai also partially reopen. In Beyond Our Borders, we look at non-coronavirus headlines around the world. In today’s stories, Seoul says North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is “alive and well”, global military expenditure in 2019 is reported to be the highest in a decade, and Saudi Arabia announces the elimination of the death penalty for minors.
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