Singapore Won’t Rule Out Tighter Curbs as Covid Cases Rise
- More testing, workplace rules to be imposed to cut infections
- If ICU cases spike, Singapore may consider tighter rules: Wong
Pedestrians in the central business district in Singapore, on Sept. 6.
Photographer: Lauryn Ishak/BloombergSingapore, one of the world’s most vaccinated countries, is ramping up Covid testing and hasn’t ruled out re-imposing restrictions as infections grow, reflecting the difficulty of reopening for places that have largely minimized Covid-19’s threat through isolationist measures.
The country will increase the frequency of mandatory testing for higher-risk environments, such as personal care services and gyms, and will extend this requirement to those more frequently in contact with others, such as mall workers and supermarket staff, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The government will no longer allow social gatherings at workplaces from Sept. 8, and is encouraging people to limit themselves to one outing a day.