Rebecca Armitage for the ABC
Masked people wait to buy food in a market in Singapore.
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But with some nations racing ahead with their vaccination schemes, Australia isn t alone in considering a roadmap out of the pandemic.
Singapore, which like Australia has mostly followed a zero transmission model, is now planning an exit strategy that will involve learning to live with Covid-19 .
And while Australia is yet to announce firm dates for its pathway out of lockdowns, Singapore could get there much sooner.
A bold shift: It is possible to live normally with Covid-19
When Singapore experienced a surge in Covid-19 cases last month, it acted as it has before: limiting households gatherings, continuing to encourage people to work from home and even announcing new plans to segregate flights and passengers from high-risk countries.
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Lucia Stein for the ABC
Christmas at Sandringham is about family and tradition. It s light-hearted moments where the Royals come together to play board games or exchange gifts and more formal ones dictated by extremely strict protocols developed over decades.
Members of the UK s Royal family, including the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh leave St Mary Magdalene church in Sandringham on Christmas Day, 2017.
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For those lucky enough to make the list, it means having up to seven outfits ready for Christmas Day alone - and that doesn t include a pair of stretchy pants for dinner.
But after a year plagued by coronavirus, lockdowns and scandal, it appears Christmas will be a much more toned-down affair with everyone spending the holiday apart.