Only fully vaccinated employees can return to workplaces from Jan 1; others must test negative

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SINGAPORE: From Jan 1, only employees who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recovered from the disease within the past 270 days will be allowed to return to workplaces, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (Oct 23). Unvaccinated employees will not be allowed to return to their workplac

SINGAPORE: From Jan 1, only employees who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recovered from the disease within the past 270 days will be allowed to return to workplaces, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday .

The testing requirement will also apply to employees who are pregnant or medically ineligible for vaccination. Mr Gan added that such individuals will be given a grace period until Dec 31 to get their Sinovac shots.

 

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So still need ART test negative weekly or before returning to workplaces? How about overseas employees, not vaccinated, are they allowed to enter workplaces or need PET?

Akan datang , more to come . If deliberately dont take vaccines , life will be more and more difficult

As time goes on. Its more about vaccination rather than Covid itself. If you got covid, self isolate till recover. Wow. So convenience right. Yearly vaccination looks like it. Well. Just comply. Follow. Continue. Shhhh...

Aiyooo. What happened to miving forward? What happened to the new normal of WFH? Pre and post covid like same same only. You want buy roti prata or flip flop?

Dear all, Pls read above tweet Maybe this strategy is good for Malaysia too. It can encourage anti-vaxers to opt for Vax. (need to pay $ for Testing will hurt their pockets) Khairykj DGHisham DrAdhamBaba codebluenews DrAmarMOH

hwsoh Recovered from COVID? Aren’t those people still vulnerable to COVID?

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