Frustration with new COVID curbs as Singapore moves to open up

A man wearing a face mask passes a sign put up to encourage social distancing during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Marina Bay in Singapore, September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's reimposition of coronavirus restrictions to buy time to prepare to live with the disease has been met with some rare frustration as the government walks a fine line between reopening and preventing hospitals from getting overwhelmed.

Singapore has largely kept the virus at bay since last year with masks, contact tracing and a closed border.