Singapore could ease Covid-19 dine-in rules from July 12

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung (right) added that this relaxation of measures is less dependent on vaccination rates, and more on whether Covid-19 clusters are under control. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The next relaxation of Covid-19 measures is expected on July 12, as part of a three-step plan for the country's further reopening that could potentially see the Republic transiting to a new normal by September, as well as leisure travel returning by the end of the year.

"Come July 12, we are looking at opening up to (allow) more people dining together, and whether there are other openings that we can consider," Health Minister Ong Ye Kung told The Straits Times' senior health correspondent Salma Khalik in an exclusive interview on Thursday (July 1).