Long Lines Form for Bubble Tea as Singapore Toughens COVID-19 Lockdown

Crowds of bubble tea fans rushed to outlets across Singapore on April 21 as the nation closed the stores as part of a toughening of their COVID19 lockdown. The Singapore government closed bubble tea stores, along with barbers and pet food retailers, while entry to four of the country’s wet markets was also restricted, according to local media. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has spiked in Singapore in recent days, with 1,426 new cases identified on April 21. Clusters of cases have been found in the nation’s dormitories for foreign workers. There were 8,014 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Singapore and 11 people had died from the virus on April 21, according to the World Health Organization. Credit: kwang via Storyful

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