As of May 8, no more than five people are allowed at social gatherings as well as household visits. Singapore introduced new rules following the emergence of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster and eight other active clusters, here's what else you need to know
This story was first updated on May 4, 2021, and updated on May 5, 2021.
On April 27, Singapore announced that a Covid-19 cluster had surfaced in Tan Tock Seng Hospital after a nurse was infected. It was later found that there were likely infections in a doctor and three other patients in a general ward.
As of May 4, there are now 40 cases linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster as testing and attempts to contain the spread continue. The Government has also announced that with effect from May 8, social gatherings will be reduced from groups of eight people to five as Singapore tightens Covid-19 measures. This will remain till May 30. Similarly, households can only receive five distinct visitors per day.
These new measures will thus take Singapore back to Phase 2 of its reopening for a few weeks, said co-chair of the Covid-19 multi-ministry task force Lawrence Wong, at a press conference on May 8.
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As Singapore sees an uptick in the number of community cases, more regulations have been introduced to curb the spread of the virus. Not sure what the new rules are? We break them down for you below.
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1. Singaporeans have been urged to limit social gatherings
While this is not a hard and fast rule, the government has strongly urged citizens to have no more than two special gatherings per day in an attempt to limit the risk of spreading the virus.
This includes visiting another household or a public place.
You are also only allowed to gather in groups of five and have five visitors at household. This is down from eight people.
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