Singapore in strong position to ease Covid-19 restrictions further: experts

Some experts argued that the easing of measures and missing the current window of opportunity may lead to a larger Omicron wave later. - AFP

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore's high vaccination and booster rates give the country a window of opportunity to ease some Covid-19 measures, especially as the Omicron variant causes a less severe form of the disease, suggest several experts.

Easing measures does not mean doing away with all safety measures, they said. But there are some that may no longer be as useful.