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View all search resultsSingapore PM to provide update on plans to keep COVID-19 under control
"Tomorrow, I intend to share with you how we plan to keep COVID-19 under control, while progressively opening up again. The solution: testing, contact tracing, and vaccinating, all faster, and more. Also: What will the new normal be like," he said in a Facebook post.
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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (Bloomberg/File)
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ingapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday he would share plans on Monday on how the authorities are planning to keep COVID-19 under control while opening up the city-state's economy again.
"Tomorrow, I intend to share with you how we plan to keep COVID-19 under control, while progressively opening up again. The solution: testing, contact tracing, and vaccinating, all faster, and more. Also: What will the new normal be like," he said in a Facebook post.
Singapore this month re-imposed some restrictions on social gatherings, the toughest since exiting a lockdown last year, to combat a recent spike in local COVID-19 infections.
In mid-May, Singapore announced a ban on dine-ins and cut group sizes to two people as it further toughened virus curbs to stem a rise in local transmissions.
After a partial lockdown and a rigorous regime of testing and contact tracing, Covid-19 had almost disappeared in the city-state, with authorities reporting hardly any local transmission in recent months.
Singapore announced a ban on dine-ins and cut group sizes to two people on Friday as it further toughened virus curbs to stem a rise in local transmissions. After a partial lockdown and a rigorous regime of testing and contact tracing, Covid-19 had almost disappeared in the city-state, with authorities reporting hardly any local transmission in recent months. But over the last few weeks cases have risen, with officials announcing several new clusters -- including one at the airport comprised of 46 cases, mostly among people working there.
This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title " Singapore tightens virus curbs after infections spike ". Click to read: /seasia/2021/05/14/singapore-tightens-virus-curbs-after-infections-spike-.html.
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