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Singapore tightens COVID-19 preventive measures


By VNA / DA NANG Today
May 14, 2021, 17:05 [GMT+7]
Singapore will further tighten its COVID-19 measures from May 16 to June 13 as it sought to control an increase in untraceable infections.
People wears face masks at Changi Airport s Terminal 3. (Source: channelnewsasia.com)
It will be the most stringent restriction after the country eased a lockdown last year.
Gatherings will be limited to two people while families receive only two guests. Restaurants can only provide delivery or takeout services, and foot traffic will be further reduced.
Companies will have to make working from home the default for employees who are able to do so. ....

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Group sizes down from 5 to 2, dining-in suspended as Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures


Group sizes down from 5 to 2, dining-in suspended as Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures
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People wearing face masks at Marine Terrace on Sep 16, 2020. (Photo: Try Sutrisno Foo)
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SINGAPORE: The current size of group gatherings allowed will be reduced from five people to two people, following a spike in COVID-19 community cases, said co-chair of the multi-ministry task force Lawrence Wong on Friday (May 14). 
This, and other new measures under what the Health Ministry labelled as Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) will take effect from May 16 through Jun 13.
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Speaking at a multi-ministry task force press conference on Friday, Mr Wong said: “This will apply across the board, so if you want to go out for anything, grocery shopping, exercise, maximum of two persons henceforth.  ....

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Biden administration will support lifting vaccine patent protections


Biden administration will support lifting vaccine patent protections
Paul Schemm, Lateshia Beachum, Paulina Villegas
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Katherine Tai, United States trade representative.
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will support waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines and will move forward with international negotiations to do so, arguing that the global health crisis calls for extraordinary measures.
“The Administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service of ending this pandemic, supports the waiver of those protections for COVID-19 vaccines,” U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a statement.
The announcement is a breakthrough particularly for developing nations that have sought a waiver, saying it would allow them to boost a coronavirus response amid a surge in infections in India and South America. ....

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Covid-19 live updates: Club of rich countries to address unequal global vaccine rollout


Covid-19 live updates: Club of rich countries to address unequal global vaccine rollout
Jennifer Hassan, Paul Schemm
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The foreign ministers of some of the world’s richest and most powerful countries are meeting Wednesday in London, where they are expected to address the unequal global rollout of coronavirus vaccines.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed on Tuesday that “the global roll out of vaccines will be key in defeating the pandemic,” according to a statement from Johnson’s office, and they highlighted the role of the Group of Seven nations “to increase international manufacturing capability” for vaccines. ....

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