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COVID-19: Don't focus too much on infection numbers, says Ong Ye Kung
Tighter restrictions for fully-vaccinated residents in Singapore could be eased before August 18, with quarantine-free travel on the cards in the months ahead, finance minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday.
The city-state expects 80 per cent of its 5.7 million population to be fully vaccinated by September, allowing for the possibility that residents who have received two doses of the jab would not need to serve a 14-day hotel quarantine when they return from overseas. And if a review in early August finds that the virus situation is stable, Wong said the government could review some restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals, ahead of the original expiry date for the rules on August 18.
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Wong pointed to how Britain, which reopened on Freedom Day last Monday, with 55 per cent of the population fully vaccinated, had infections rising to 50,000 a day. The Netherlands, which lifted all restrictions when 45 per cent of its population was vaccinated, saw cases surge to 10,000 a day within two weeks and has since re-imposed restrictions, he added.
Tighter restrictions for fully-vaccinated residents in Singapore could be eased before August 18, with quarantine-free travel on the cards in the months ahead, finance minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday.
The city-state expects 80 per cent of its 5.7 million population to be fully vaccinated by September, allowing for the possibility that residents who have received two doses of the jab would not need to serve a 14-day hotel quarantine when they return from overseas. And if a review in early August finds that the virus situation is stable, Wong said the government could review some restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals, ahead of the original expiry date for the rules on August 18.
https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/singapore...d=msedgntp
Wong pointed to how Britain, which reopened on Freedom Day last Monday, with 55 per cent of the population fully vaccinated, had infections rising to 50,000 a day. The Netherlands, which lifted all restrictions when 45 per cent of its population was vaccinated, saw cases surge to 10,000 a day within two weeks and has since re-imposed restrictions, he added.
