Covid-19 Restrictions Eased: Singapore Sees Drop In Number Of Community Cases

Singapore will gradually reopen and move to phase three (heightened alert).

With the steady drop in the number of Covid-19 community cases, Singapore will get to gradually reopen and move to phase 3 (heightened alert). Restrictions will be eased progressively in two stages and soon people will get to gather in up to groups of five again.

In a statement on Thursday (10 June), the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that Singapore will move to phase 3 from 14 June.

Covid-19 Restrictions Eased As Singapore Moves To Phase 3

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Further relaxation of restrictions can be expected should the current situation remain under control. When it does, further re-opening of Singapore during phase 3 will take place on 21 June.

Once Singapore goes under phase 3 (heightened alert), here’s what people can expect with the two steps:

The current two-person limit for social gatherings will be raised to five persons. Although, MOH strongly advises the public to limit social gatherings to only two a day.
The ministry adds that working from home will remain the defaults setting to reduce interaction in public areas within or outside workplaces and on public transport.
Dining in at food and beverage outlets being allowed again.
Operating capacity limits for attractions, cruises, museums and public libraries will go up to 5o per cent.
Group size limits for movie screenings, live performances, worship services and weddings will also see an increase.
In-person tuition and enrichment classes may also resume for those aged 18 years old and below. This is as long as enhanced safe management measures are in place.

“We may continue to see a few cases every day, but that’s the nature of the virus. What we hope and aim to do is to keep the number low overall and avoid large clusters,” says Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong, as per The Straits Times.

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Gradual Opening For Phase 3


Re-opening from 14 June
Social gatherings	Group size limit only up to 5 persons 5 distinct visitors per household a day
Workplace	Work-from-home remains as default
Funerals	Only up to 20 persons at any point in time everyday
MICE and live performances Spectator and participatory sports events Congregational and worship services Weddings	Up to 250 persons with pre-event testing (PET) Up to 50 persons without PET
Cinemas	Up to 250 persons with PET Up to 50 persons with PET Food and beverages are not allowed
Museums, libraries and attractions	An operating capacity of 50%
Tour groups	Conveyance tours allowed up to 50 persons 20 persons only for non-conveyance tours
Home-based businesses	Allowed to operate in line with safe management measures
Hotels	Groups of up to 5 persons per room for staycations
Shopping malls	Occupancy limit of only one person per 10 square metres of Gross Floor Area
Massage establishments and salons	Services that require customers to remove their masks can resume

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Further re-opening from 21 June
F&B establishments	At least 1 metre distancing between groups of diners Dining-in allowed up to 5 persons
Gyms, fitness studios and any mask-off sports activities	Indoor mask-off activities may resume Indoor and outdoor classes will only allow up to 30 persons in groups of 5
In-person tuition and enrichment classes	Classes may resume in line with enhanced safe management measures
Cinemas	Food and beverages can be served again
Spectator and participatory sports events	For mass participatory sports events, up to 250 persons with PET is allowed Up to 50 persons without pet will also be allowed
Weddings	Up to 100 persons with PET for all attendees Up to 50 persons with PET (with up to 20 attendees including the wedding couple)
Congregational and other worship services	Unmasking, singing, wind and brass instruments for live performances may resume
MICE and live performances	Unmasking, singing and playing of instruments that require expulsion of air for live performances may resume

Source: MOH

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