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Mini-lockdown again. All because PAP govt was slow in banning travellers from India

LITTLEREDDOT

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Singapore to cut social gathering size from 8 to 5 amid rising Covid-19 cases; effective May 8-30
People will only be allowed to gather in groups of five people under tightened measures from May 8, 2021.

People will only be allowed to gather in groups of five people under tightened measures from May 8, 2021.PHOTO: ST FILE
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Linette Lai
Political Correspondent

May 4, 2021

SINGAPORE - Rules on social gatherings will be tightened starting this Saturday (May 8), as Singapore takes stricter measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the wider community.
Firstly, people will only be allowed to gather in groups of five people, down from eight now. These restrictions also apply to households, which will only be able to receive five distinct visitors a day, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Tuesday (May 4).
In addition, more people will be required to work from home. Under the new rules, no more than 50 per cent of employees who are able to work from home should be in the office at any one time, down from 75 per cent at present.
Employers should also continue to stagger start times of employees who need to return to the workplace, and implement flexible working hours. Social gatherings at the office should be avoided as well.
These measures will be in place until May 30.
Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the task force tackling the pandemic, noted that the new restrictions will essentially see Singapore move back to phase two of its reopening. But this is not a circuit breaker, he stressed.



"We certainly hope not to have to invoke another circuit breaker," he said. "But we have proposed quite a stringent and tight set of measures, so that we can respond robustly and preemptively to the latest outbreak of clusters and do our best to snuff them out early, and reduce the likelihood of having to impose more drastic measures down the road."
Although the stricter measures only kick in this weekend, the minister urged Singaporeans to start doing their part with immediate effect.
This includes scaling back social interactions and getting vaccinated if medically eligible, he said.
Mr Wong noted that the authorities have tried their best to ringfence the cases caused by Covid-19 variant strains through contact tracing, but "we must assume that there are still hidden cases out there in the community".

Safe management measures therefore have to be tightened across the board, to address the risk posed by the variant strains which are more infectious and likelier to cause large clusters of coronavirus cases, he added.
There is a good chance of getting the situation under control, if people follow the tightened measures that are in place till May 30, Mr Wong said.
To minimise the risk of large clusters forming, the authorities will also reduce the maximum number of people allowed at events such as live performances at designated venues and pilot business events from 750 to 250.
Capacity limits at museums and public libraries will be reduced as well, from 65 per cent to 50 per cent.
In addition, indoor gyms and fitness studios will be closed till May 30 as these are considered "higher-risk settings", said MOH.
No spectators will be allowed at sports events as well, the ministry added.
The deadline for mandatory check-ins at venues using either the TraceTogether (TT) app or token at venues for contact tracing will also be brought forward to May 17 from June 1, to bolster contact tracing efforts.
The new measure will apply to all places where digital check-ins are required, including shopping malls, workplaces, places of worship, schools, educational institutions as well as dine-in eateries.
This means people will no longer be allowed to digitally check in by scanning a venue's SafeEntry QR code with their phone camera or the Singpass app from May 17. Scanning of barcodes on personal identification cards to check in to venues will still be allowed until May 31.
Asked why the tightened measures will only take effect from May 8, Mr Wong said businesses will need some time to make the necessary adjustments.
But there is no need to wait till then, he said, urging people to scale back their activities immediately.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, who also co-chairs the task force, cautioned against having a "big pow wow" ahead of the stiffer rules kicking in.
 

Loofydralb

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I hope Sinkies see and fathom how low they have disregarded citizens lives when for such a long time they were told that CECA will bring it in.

Until today they would rather lock you up but allow CECA to come!

CheeBai!!!
 

mahjongking

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any normal human will realise that the PAP don't gives a shit whether the locals die or not.
why is our island's average IQ so low?
 

kaninabuchaojibye

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Mr Wong said that while authorities hope the measures will slow down the spread of COVID-19, another circuit breaker is not out of the question.

"If new unlinked cases continue to emerge in the coming days and weeks, then certainly, we will not hesitate to take even more stringent measures, even the possibility of having to enter another circuit breaker down the road," he said.

"But let's try to avoid that scenario, and let's all do our part.

gxgx
who caused this shit huh
knn
haaaa
 

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Gyms and other higher-risk settings to be closed; size limits on large events tightened

Linette Lai
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SINGAPORE - Higher-risk settings such as gyms will be shut and size limits on large events tightened from this Saturday (May 8), given the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the community.

These stricter rules - that are set to last until May 30 - will affect congregational worship services, weddings and funerals, sporting events and live performances.

In a press conference on Tuesday, Education Minister Lawrence Wong said the measures essentially take Singapore back to phase two of its reopening, but do not amount to a circuit breaker.

And the authorities will not hesitate to take even more stringent measures down the road should new unlinked cases and large clusters continue to emerge, he added.

Congregational worship services will have to implement pre-event testing for gatherings of more than 100 people. Such gatherings are capped at 250 people, and singing will no longer be allowed.

Wedding solemnisations of up to 250 attendees - including the couple, but excluding the solemniser and vendors - may proceed, with guests split into zones of 50. But pre-event testing will be required for the wedding couple in gatherings of more than 50 people.

Similarly, wedding receptions with up to 250 guests may continue in zones or time slots of up to 50 guests each. But all receptions involving more than 50 attendees will have to implement pre-event testing for all attendees, given the higher risks involved.

"In a wedding setting, the risks are higher," Mr Wong said. "People are gathered together without masks and eating."

At funerals, the cap on attendees on the day of burial or cremation will be reduced from 50 to 30.

In addition, all mass participation sporting events will be suspended and no spectators will be allowed.

And for live performances, pilot business-to-business events and cinemas, the maximum number of attendees will be reduced from 750 to 250. All events of more than 100 attendees will have to put in place pre-event testing.

Lastly, the operating capacity of libraries and museums will be reduced from 65 per cent to 50 per cent, and the maximum tour size offered by tour operators and tourist guides will be reduced from 50 attendees to 20 attendees.

Higher-risk settings, such as indoor gyms and fitness studios, will also be closed as these have a tendency to be hot spots for Covid-19 transmission.

"These are small enclosed spaces where people are frequently unmasked while exercising, and in close proximity with many other unmasked people," the Health Ministry said.

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However, outdoor organised exercise programmes may still continue, provided class sizes are limited to a maximum of 30 people and safe distancing measures are in place.

The ministry added that it would continue to monitor other higher-risk settings such as indoor sports halls, spas and massage parlours.

"If the community cases situation does not improve, we will consider taking further actions on these higher-risk settings and activities," it said.
 

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Not slow... reluctant.

Same reason why those Scoot flights from Wuhan were not stopped early last year. :cool:
 
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