Singapore will stay in the current preparatory stage of its reopening, and will continue to rely on vaccination and testing to keep the Covid-19 situation under control, amid a recent spike in infections.
In an update on the Covid-19 situation on Friday (Sept 3), Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said there were no plans to loosen or tighten curbs at this stage as the country transitions to living with the disease.
The multi-ministry task force on Covid-19, which he co-chairs, will only tighten measures as a "last resort", to keep the healthcare system from being overwhelmed.
As the Government continues to monitor the situation, it will also expand the nation's vaccination and testing regime.
In view of the more transmissible Delta variant, the Health Ministry (MOH) will start administering booster Covid-19 shots to two groups of people - those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, as well as those above 60 years and residents of aged care facilities.
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