SINGAPORE: Singapore will ease some COVID-19 measures comparable to permitting family members to dine-in collectively if the weekly an infection development price drops beneath 1, mentioned co-chair of the multi-ministry job pressure Lawrence Wong on Saturday (Oct 23).
The weekly an infection development price refers back to the ratio of neighborhood COVID-19 circumstances up to now week over the week earlier than.
This ratio was beforehand 1.5, which steered that circumstances had been doubling about each two weeks. It has now fallen to “simply above 1”, Mr Wong mentioned at a press convention held by the duty pressure.
“That signifies that circumstances are nonetheless rising however at a slower price. However as a result of circumstances are nonetheless rising, it’s nonetheless leading to pressures on our healthcare system,” he mentioned.
“If the ratio comes beneath 1 and our hospital and ICU state of affairs stays secure, we’ll make some calibrated easing in three areas.”
This consists of permitting members of the family from the identical family to dine-in at F&B retailers in a bunch of as much as 5 individuals. Staff sports activities can even resume in teams of as much as 5, and extra actions in colleges and establishments of upper studying shall be allowed.
“These are calibrated strikes the place we assess the danger to be acceptable,” mentioned Mr Wong, who can also be Finance Minister.
Singapore introduced on Wednesday that present COVID-19 restrictions, which cap social gatherings at two individuals, could be prolonged by one other month to Nov 21.
On the time, Mr Wong mentioned it was nonetheless “too dangerous” to permit teams of as much as 5 individuals from the identical family to dine-in collectively.
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