Singaporeans increasingly support living with Covid, poll shows

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Nearly one-third of Singapore’s residents now support living with COVID-19, a poll showed.

Some 29% of respondents support such a strategy, according to an online poll conducted by Milieu Insight, a Singapore-based consumer insight and analytics firm, compared to 23% in a prior survey conducted earlier this month after the government tightened some anti-virus measures. About 15% of the 1,201 people queried prefer a strict Covid Zero policy, down from 22%, while 43% prefer a mix of the two approaches, it found.

In a speech on Saturday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pushed for a strategy of living with the virus, as the Southeast Asian nation doubles down on its commitment to shift away from a Covid Zero strategy, a change being followed by stalwarts Australia and New Zealand. Singapore cannot stay closed off indefinitely, though there will continue to be Covid cases, he said.

The government unveiled a host of new measures over the weekend, including simplified testing protocols, home-recovery programs and banning unvaccinated people from malls. It also expanded eligibility for booster shots to those aged 30 and above who were fully vaccinated.

 

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A bloody pointless poll isn't it?

as if got choice lol

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