Apart from preventing illness in an individual, vaccinations also help dampen infection numbers and slow the mutation of the virus. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): In April, when the Covid-19 outbreaks in the United States and United Kingdom were 10 times worse than Singapore's, both places felt numbers were good enough to loosen restrictions and allow people to mingle more.
Singapore, at this point, tightened measures further, stopping dine-in at eateries and putting in place home-based learning for students, among others.
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