Singapore’s growth faces multiple threats


SINGAPORE: A year ago, Singapore welcomed 2021 hoping the worst of the pandemic was over, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hailing “the light at the end of the tunnel” as the city-state launched its vaccination drive.

Since then, new virus variants and Singapore’s worst Covid surge have tempered expectations of a quick reopening, even as the island nation boasts one of the world’s highest vaccination rates.

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