Singapore will endure the new reopening measures: Minister

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A man walks past chairs stacked outside restaurants while food is restricted to curb the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore on May 17, 2021. REUTERS / Edgar Su

SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Singapore will maintain other measures to reopen the country while monitoring the rise in daily coronavirus cases, but sees no need to consider re-imposing high restrictions, a senior official said on Friday.

Singapore had sufficient vaccine coverage to protect its citizens and the country was increasingly resistant to living with the virus, Lawrence Wong, finance minister and co-chair of the government’s coronavirus working group, told a news conference.

Wong said a tough stance would only be taken as a last resort to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.

Chen Lin Reports; Written by Martin Petty

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