Many feel a sense of normality

Shoppers pass a Victoria's Secret store on Orchard Road in Singapore on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Firmer local demand from reopening and external supply bottlenecks are increasing price pressures. Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg

WHENEVER Chua Seng Yang visited Orchard Road malls over the past two years, he had to check in and out many times to comply with safe management measures.

“Taking out your phone or your token every time you wanted to get from one place to another, or just passing through a mall, was quite troublesome,” said the 29-year-old IT consultant, who heads to the shopping district five to six times a month.