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Singapore Changi Airport, the location of one of a dozen COVID-19 clusters identified recently by the city-state’s health authorities.
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The plans to set up a travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong have once again hit a roadblock, as Singapore struggles to contain a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 cases.
Yesterday, Singapore returned to the lockdown restrictions it last imposed in April 2020, as a rising number of untraceable infections threatens to spiral out of control. Under the new restrictions, group gatherings will be limited to two people, dining in will no longer be allowed at hawker centers and restaurants, and the government will ramp up testing for those showing symptoms of the coronavirus.