Singapore appeals for restraint during Chinese New Year

A nurse prepares to vaccinate healthcare workers at Gleneagles hospital during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Singapore. - Reuters

SINGAPORE, Jan 24 (Bloomberg): Singaporeans should toss their yusheng raw fish dish into the air quietly in the traditional lohei celebration as they usher in the Year of the Ox, according to measures the government announced to keep a lid on the virus pandemic.

"Diners should also avoid raising their voices, at all times” and wear masks, the ministry of health said in an official statement. "The lohei should be done without any verbalisation of the usual auspicious phrases.”