FILE PHOTO: Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore

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FILE PHOTO: A view of empty at queue lines, as airlines reduce flights following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Singapore’s Changi Airport March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

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