In Pictures: Singapore before and after 'circuit breaker' mode imposed

This will be the new normal in Singapore for about a month as gatherings outdoors are restricted to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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Apr 08, 2020, 02:45 PM

Before: Tourists at the Merlion Park on July 1, 2019. ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

After: The Merlion Park and MBS around 3pm on April 8, 2020. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

Before: People at Raffles Place on Feb 28, 2020. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

After: The scene at Raffles Place during lunch time at 1.08pm on April 8, 2020. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

Before: Raffles Place and surrounding CBD area on Feb 28, 2020. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

After: The pedestrian crossing along Raffles Quay during lunch time at 1.25pm on April 7, 2020. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

Before: People in Chinatown, on Feb 4, 2020. PHOTO: ST FILE

After: The scene along Pagoda Street at 11.45am on April 7, 2020. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

Before: People at a restaurant along Pagoda Street on May 24, 2019. PHOTO: ST FILE

After: The scene along Pagoda Street at 11.47am on April 7, 2020. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

Before: Visitors at the Rain Vortex, in Jewel Changi Airport, on April 11, 2019. PHOTO: ST FILE

After: Visitors at the Rain Vortex, in Jewel Changi Airport at 11.15am on April 7, 2020. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

Before: Human traffic at Orchard Road, on March 26, 2020. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

After: Orchard Road was a ghost town when The Straits Times visited on the afternoon of April 7, 2020 at 4.10pm. PHOTO: ST FILE

Before: One Raffles Place shopping mall on May 23, 2017. PHOTO: ST FILE

After: A near-empty Raffles Place in the early morning of April 7, 2020 at 8.45am. ST PHOTO: JOEL CHAN

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