Singapore's 'hooligan cook' offers free meals for needy during virus lockdown

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Singapore's 'hooligan cook' offers free meals for needy during virus lockdown
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Singapore's 'hooligan cook': This tattoo-covered, former boxer has been serving up dozens of free meals for those in need since early April, when the city-state imposed a lockdown aimed at curbing virus cases now among highest in Asia by detectivejoe88

Hawker Jason Chua cooks in his stall at Hong Lim Market & Food Centre, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Singapore April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

“Yes, we are losing, we are not exactly taking salary for a few months already, but we still do maybe 10 to 25 orders per day for our business side, so that we can still sustain ourselves throughout this period of time,” said Chua. Authorities have also warned that unemployment will likely rise due to these strict containment measures and an uncertain economic outlook.

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