Singapore put in place new restrictions, banning dining-in and limiting gatherings, as local cases rose to the highest since July. There’s a “high chance” a Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble may not go ahead as scheduled on May 26, a Hong Kong official said.
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SINGAPORE (May 14): Singapore is returning to the lockdown-like conditions it last imposed a year ago, banning dining-in and limiting gatherings to two people, as a rising number of untraceable virus infections pressures one of the most successful places in the world at Covid-19 containment.
For four weeks from May 16 to June 13, gathering sizes as well as household visitors will be cut to a maximum of two people from five people now, working from home will be the default, and food places can only do takeaways and deliveries, the health ministry said in a statement on Friday. The resurgence is also putting a highly anticipated travel bubble with Hong Kong in doubt.