Singapore won’t rule out tighter curbs as local Covid-19 cases are rising in country


People walk at a pedestrian crossing along the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. - AFP

SINGAPORE, Sept 7 (Bloomberg): Singapore, one of the world’s most vaccinated countries, is ramping up Covid testing and hasn’t ruled out re-imposing restrictions as infections grow, reflecting the difficulty of reopening for places that have largely minimized Covid-19’s threat through isolationist measures.

The country will increase the frequency of mandatory testing for higher-risk environments, such as personal care services and gyms, and will extend this requirement to those more frequently in contact with others, such as mall workers and supermarket staff, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

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