Workplace injuries in first half of 2020 fall by 25% as Covid-19 caused dip in economic activity

SINGAPORE – Fewer people injured themselves at the workplace in the first half of this year, likely due to the suspension of selected workplace activities from April to June caused by the coronavirus.

The number of workplace injuries has fallen by nearly a quarter from 6,630 between January and June last year to 4,996 in the same period this year.