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Singapore tightens measures for the unvaccinated

09 October 2021 09:56 (UTC +04:00)

Singapore announced Saturday it will further tighten Covid restrictions for the unvaccinated and open more vaccinated travel lanes, as the prime minister predicted it will take between three to six months to get to a “new normal” of living with Covid, APA reports citing CNBC.

Those who are not vaccinated will no longer be allowed to enter malls, said Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s trade minister and co-chair of the government’s coronavirus taskforce, in a briefing Saturday. Even those vaccinated will now be subject to a limit of two people when entering malls, he said.

The unvaccinated will also not be allowed to dine-in at coffee shops and food centers — open-air food establishments in the country, where they were previously allowed to do so, limited to two people per table.

Singapore’s ministry of health said the latest measures for the unvaccinated were aimed at protecting those who were more vulnerable, including the elderly.

Those restrictions will kick in on Wednesday.