SINGAPORE : Singapore's record recession was deeper than first thought in the second quarter, data showed on Tuesday, signalling a lengthy path to recovery as the coronavirus pandemic dealt a major blow to Asia's trade-reliant economies.The city-state has been hit hard by COVID-19 with the country under a lockdown for most of the second quarter to curb the spread of the virus."The painful truth is this - we are not returning to a pre-COVID world.
Recovery will be some time yet," said trade minister Chan Chun Sing.The government said it now expects full-year GDP to contract between 5% and 7% versus its previous forecast for a 4% to 7% decline.