Singapore has largely kept the virus at bay since last year with masks, contact tracing and a closed border. Singapore relaxed restrictions in August, after 18 months of largely successful mitigation efforts, with a plan for more easing after reaching the 80% vaccination target in early September. "We are not going back to a scenario of low daily cases anymore," Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said recently. Numerous anxious people, most with asymptomatic or mild cases, have been turning up at hospitals and phoning up help lines confused as to just what exactly they are meant to do. With 95 COVID-19 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic, Singapore has the world's lowest case fatality rate.

Source: The Star October 01, 2021 06:45 UTC