Singapore is going back into lockdown mode after Covid-19 surge
May 15, 2021, 09:13 AM
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Singapore has seen a surge in unlinked Covid cases and a jump in locally transmitted infections.
It was one of the world's safest places to be just two weeks ago, but it will begin a quasi-lockdown on Sunday with restrictions similar to what was in place last summer.
The head of Singapore's Covid task force said this week that the country was on a "knife's edge."
Just two weeks ago, Singapore was the place to be during the pandemic - with negligible Covid transmission levels within the community. But the island state will impose restrictive measures meant to curb the spread of Covid starting Sunday due to a sudden surge in unlinked community-transmitted cases carrying the deadly B1617 variant.