Feb.10 — The global death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 910 with over 40,000 confirmed infections in China. Cases traced to a business meeting in Singapore have reached three European countries raising fears of a so-called “super-spreader event.” Bloomberg’s Rishaad Salamat reports on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.”
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The country’s territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet, the combined area of which has increased by 25% since the country’s independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the second greatest population density in the world. The country has almost 5.7 million residents, 61% (3.4 million) of whom are Singaporean citizens. There are four official languages of Singapore: English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil; with English being the lingua franca.
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