S'pore's pivoted night spots to suspend operations

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The Covid-19 cluster linked to KTV outlets has grown to 120 people since the index case was identified five days ago, and poses a “major setback” to Singapore’s reopening, said Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday (July 16). He added that Singapore is...

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A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose.

It is different from last year’s dormitory outbreak, for instance, when infected migrant workers were segregated from the general community. Most of them were also relatively young and therefore did not pose a strain on the healthcare system. Singapore had been preparing to open up further after two months of heightened alert, and there had been talk that restrictions could be eased up further by the end of July, such as raising the limit for social gatherings to eight people.

“Enforcement agencies have to keep on doing more, and then more bad behaviour and we keep on doing more. It never stops,” he said.While enforcement action will be beefed up, taking such operators to task is always a “cat and mouse game”, Mr Wong said. This is because rule breakers are also constantly on the lookout and will adjust their behaviour accordingly.

This means children will be able to dine in at eateries with their vaccinated family members. However, the whole group must not exceed five people.

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