Singapore is easing more Covid-19 curbs including lifting most restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors arriving in the country and dropping requirements to wear masks outdoors, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a speech today.
Singapore was one of the first countries to shift to a strategy of living with Covid-19 but had to slow some of its easing plans due to subsequent outbreaks.
The Southeast Asian country's Omicron wave has started to subside. At its peak, Singapore reported a record of nearly 26,000 cases in February, but the daily number of infections fell to about 9,000 yesterday.
Most cases have mild or no symptoms, with about 92 percent of its 5.5 million population having been fully vaccinated. Another 71 percent have received a booster jab.
- Reuters
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