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Expedited jabs for over 50,000

PETALING JAYA: More than 50,000 taxi, e-haling and p-hailing drivers and riders will have their respective vaccinations expedited as part of the Transport Ministry’s drive to ensure these workers are protected, says Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). Dr Wee said the Transport Ministry has been collecting names from companies in the industry since mid-June, with eligible recipients notified by the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) on their vaccination schedules. Dr Wee said CITF will begin rescheduling the vaccination appointments of 41,488 taxi and e-hailing drivers, and 11,527 p-hailing riders. “An additional list of around 57,931 p-hailing riders has also been submitted for CITF’s consideration.

Singapore Karaoke Club Cluster Tests City-State s Reopening Plan

Derek Wallbank, Bloomberg News Customers sit at socially distanced tables outside a restaurant in Singapore in June. Photographer: Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) Singapore’s karaoke club cluster is testing the city-state’s plans to progressively reopen, with officials scrambling to control a surge in daily Covid-19 cases just weeks before it’s expected to reach its next key vaccination target. “We are working round the clock to deal with the latest cases, to contain them, and keep our community safe,” Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the country’s virus task force, said in a Facebook post.

Singapore s Economic Rebound Slows Amid New Virus Restrictions

Michelle Jamrisko and Livia Yap, Bloomberg News Pedestrians walk past a Zara store on Orchard Road in Singapore, on Saturday, June 5, 2021. The growing popularity of BNPL services among young Singaporeans is unnerving regulators and politicians who fear BNPL apps prey on 20-somethings who may be financially naive. Photographer: Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) Singapore’s economy lost momentum in the second quarter as weeks of tightened mobility restrictions weighed on this year’s expansion. Economic growth in the three months through June contracted a seasonally adjusted 2% from the previous quarter, when the pace hit 3.1%. The median estimate among 15 economists surveyed by Bloomberg was for a quarterly contraction of 1.8% as the city-state reimposed restrictions to stem a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections.

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