Non-fully vaccineed travelers will be allowed to skip the quark on arrival in Singapore.
The country will be removing indoor mask requirements from August 29th.
Lawrence Wong, Singapore's deputy prime minister, said that the country must be mentally prepared for any sudden change because they don't know how this virus will evolve and what the next variant will look like.
Visitors who are not fully immunized will need to test negative for Covid within 2 days of departure. They won't need to serve a 7 day scurvy at their place of residence.
Travelers who are fully vaccine free can enter Singapore.
Non-vaccinated long term visitors and short term visitors who are 13 years and above are required to apply for entry approval to enter Singapore. The requirement will be removed from Monday.
In special settings, such as hospitals, residential care homes and ambulances, masks will be optional from Monday. It's optional in taxis, private hires and the airport.
Wong said that the areas where essential services are being carried out in are often used by vulnerable people.
Prime Minster Lee Hsien loong made the announcement on Sunday.
In most indoor settings, masks are required, with the exception of places where there are no customers.
A second Covid booster is recommended for people over the age of 60 after their first booster.
Five months after the second dose of their primary vaccine series, the health ministry recommended that children between the ages of 5 and 11 get a booster.
Wong said at the press conference that they have drawer plans in place for various contingencies, including scaling up their healthcare capacity.
Should there be a Covid wave, those plans will buy us time.
As of Tuesday, the average daily infections had fallen to 2,700 from a high of 26,032 in February. Mild or no symptoms are the majority of those in Singapore who have been bitten.
At the end of April, the country further relaxed Covid measures. People won't need to keep 1 meter apart at social gatherings.
People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19 in Singapore.As of Monday, almost all of the population had completed the primary vaccinations.
The rules for unvaccinated people were removed.
They will not be allowed to dine in or attend events with more than 500 people if they are not up to date with their vaccinations. They can't go to establishments where dancing is part of the business.
The health ministry said in a press release that food and beverage outlets won't have to check the vaccine status of customers.
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