SINGAPORE: With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the community, Singapore has announced tighter measures for about three weeks from Saturday to curb the spread of infection.
However, social gatherings at workplaces should be avoided, authorities said. In cases where they cannot be avoided, gatherings are limited to the revised group size of five.Yes, but pre-event COVID-19 testing will be required for services with more than 100 attendees at any one time.As an additional measure, congregational singing will be suspended in religious organisations to manage risk of COVID-19 spread.
But pre-event testing will be required for all attendees if the reception involves more than 50 people. This limit is currently set at 100.
Some countries are managing to deliver vaccines over thousands of square miles, to more people than the total Singapore population in a few days. So why has one of the world's leading city states with advanced infrastructure failed to do the same?
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