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Singapore Needs More Data Before Deciding on Covid Easing: Trade Minister

WATCH: Singapore Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong discusses Singapore’s cautious reopening amid strict curbs, the push for more vaccinated travel lanes and the reopening of its land border with Malaysia.Source: Bloomberg

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By Low De Wei and Haslinda Amin

November 19, 2021 at 4:30 AM UTC

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Singapore officials still need “a few more days” before they can decide whether to relax strict virus curbs that have lasted for nearly two months, Singapore’s trade minister said Friday in a virtual interview on the sidelines of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum.

Asked about the likelihood of restrictions continuing past Nov. 21, when they are due to lapse, Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong replied that “It’s really difficult to say, because it is still too early.” Gan is also a co-chair of the government task force overseeing virus measures in the city-state.