The Singapore Government may be releasing details on how it plans to take the country through to the next phase (Phase 3) of reopening the Singapore economy.
Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the governmental task force tackling Covid-19, announced this at an online press briefing on Wednesday (Sept 23, 2020). Under this plan, border control measures will be relaxed, as will the number of people who can gather when dining out, when doing home visits or at places of worship.
This is the stage when the situation in the country reaches “a new normal” and is expected to remain until an effective vaccine or treatment for Covid-19 is available.
Several changes to Covid-19 regulations and safety measures have already been announced, such as workers to be allowed to return to the workplace for not more than half their total working time, and wedding receptions and religious prayer services permitted to have up to 100 attendees.
During the transition to the final phase and even during the phrase itself, restrictions and safety rules could still be revised or tightened depending on the risks and transmission rates of the disease. This is especially if large clusters start forming again, as are the experiences in other countries.
Source: Parts of this article first appeared in Today
