COVID-19 Newswatch

As announced by MTF on Saturday, Singapore will be exiting the Stabilisation Phase into the Transition Phase. The full list of community measures can be found here.   In particular, enterprises should take note of the following from 22 Nov 2021: Increase in social gathering group size to 5 persons Dining groups of up to… View Article
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With the extension of the Stabilisation Phase to 21 November, the Government will continue to provide targeted support to affected businesses and workers. These measures, amounting to $640m, include: 25% Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) Support for affected sectors Rental waivers for qualifying tenants and cooked food and market stallholders in centres managed by NEA/NEA-appointed operators… View Article
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Singapore entered the Stabilisation Phase on 27 September 2021 to slow down the rate of transmission and protect our healthcare system. The Multi-Ministry Taskforce (MTF) announced a tightening of Safe Management Measures (SMMs) from 27 September through 24 October 2021, to slow down current community transmissions. With effect from 13 October 2021, vaccination-differentiated Safe Management Measures… View Article
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We Need To Respect The Covid-19 Virus But Not Be Paralysed By It! From Dorscon Orange in Feb 2020 to Circuit Breaker, then Heightened Alert and now the Stabilisation Phase, it has indeed been an arduous journey for everyone. We are forever indebted to the untold sacrifice of our frontline healthcare workers who faced Covid19… View Article
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As announced last Friday, unvaccinated individuals from the following settings must be tested twice a week using Antigen Rapid Tests (ART), under the “Vaccinate or Regular Test” (“VoRT”) regime, starting from 1 October 2021: The healthcare sector, eldercare sector and settings with children 12 years and below, as these interact with vulnerable segments of the population; Sectors… View Article
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