Govt mulls easing curbs for the fully vaccinated

Stringent measures: A wet market is cordoned off to limit entry and exit points after a surge in the number of virus cases in Singapore. — Reuters

THE city-state will review its Covid-19 restrictions in early August, and ease some measures if virus clusters are under control and hospitalisation rates remain low.

But any loosened restrictions will be extended only to vaccinated individuals, who are “much better protected against the effects of the virus”, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday.