Singapore's quick and efficient response was widely hailed as a success story in the early stages of the world's coronavirus outbreak.

While other countries were imposing strict lockdowns, the city-state implemented a partial lockdown.

But in the last few weeks, it has witnessed the second wave in new coronavirus cases, reportedly coming from clusters found in cramped migrant dormitories.

Tens of thousands of migrant workers, who live in cramped dorm rooms, have been asked to quarantine in reportedly unhygienic conditions.

The rise in new infections has led the government to clamp down on people's movement even further, announcing this week that stricter measures would be put in place until at least June 1.

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As many countries around the world struggled to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Singapore seemed to be on top of the crisis.

For weeks, the Asian country recorded a low number of infections and implemented only a partial lockdown, which involved banning international arrivals and clamping down on large public gatherings, but keeping schools and restaurants open.

But at the beginning of April, things took a turn for the worse after new clusters of infections were found in cramped migrant dormitories in the city-state's outskirts.

Since then, Singapore has recorded more than 3,000 cases in the last four days alone, forcing the government to impose even stricter measures than before, according to The Guardian.

Scroll down for an overview of the country's response so far.