People will be allowed out in groups of only two from May 16 to June 13, with dining-in prohibited. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN) People will be allowed out in groups of only two from this Sunday (May 16) until June 13, with dining-in prohibited as Singapore tightens its Covid-19 restrictions to stamp out the spread of cases in the community.
Households will also not be allowed to receive more than two distinct visitors per day. Individuals should continue to cap their social gatherings at two a day as well.
Eateries and hawker centres will offer only takeaway and delivery during this period to reduce the risk of transmission, due to the higher risk posed by customers in close proximity and dining in for prolonged period with their masks off, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday.
SINGAPORE - Anyone who feels ill should see a doctor immediately and should not go to school or work, Education Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday (May 14). We should remind everyone. So long as you feel sick, if you are not feeling well, please do not go to school, do not go to work. Report sick, go and see a doctor immediately, and in the meantime, isolate yourself, he said.
Mr Wong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19, said at a press conference that recent cases have shown that the spread of the virus can be contained if those who fall ill get medical help quickly.
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2 new COVID-19 clusters in Singapore, including tuition centre where 5 students test positive
A Google Maps screengrab showing Parkway Centre, where the Learning Point tuition centre is located. (Image: Screengrab from Google Maps)
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SINGAPORE: Two new COVID-19 clusters have been identified in Singapore on Friday (May 14), one of which is linked to a tuition centre where five children and a tutor tested positive.
Five of the 24 new community cases reported on Friday are linked to a previous case, Case 63131, a 50-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a tutor at Learning Point tuition centre at Parkway Centre, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Wednesday.
Singapore on Friday tightened restrictions on group gatherings and public activities following a spike in COVID-19 community cases, according to a media report. The current size of group gatherings allowed will be reduced from five people to two people from Sunday, Education Minister Lawrence Wong said. The move came after reports emerged of more and more COVID-19 cases linked to Changi Airport, schools and hospitals, the Channel News Asia reported. There are currently 46 cases in the Changi Airport cluster, making it the largest of Singapore s 11 active clusters. This and other new measures labelled as Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) will remain in place until June 13.