Covid-19: in Singapore and Malaysia, new restrictions to limit the pandemic
A man wearing a mask on an escalator in Singapore on May 12, 2021 © REUTERS - DAWN CHUA
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No case of local contamination had been recorded there for months.
But the cases are multiplying again in Singapore and Malaysia where the authorities have decided to reinstate the restrictions imposed last year.
From this Sunday, May 16, in Singapore, gatherings of more than two people will be prohibited.
What postpone the hopes of economic recovery for the two Asian tigers.
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As of this Sunday, in Singapore, restaurants can no longer serve customers on site.
Gatherings of more than two people outside will be prohibited and home visits will be limited to two guests.
These measures in force until June 13 are similar to those adopted last year, during the first wave and which had made it possible to eliminate all the local clusters.
But in recent weeks, several outbreaks have appeared, including around 40 cases, at Changi airport alone.
The "Travel bubble
»Singapore - Hong Kong postponed
"
This mutant virus, very virulent, has crossed our defenses,
" lamented the Singaporean Minister of Transport, who must again push back
the "travel bubble" project
, envisaged between the archipelago and Hong Kong and whose reservations for family reasons or business had exploded.
On the side of neighboring Malaysia, we are once again under cover, under the effect of the first cases of the
Indian variant
, with, until the beginning of June, the ban on gatherings and the return to telework when possible.
The same discipline as last year is requested by the authorities from the population, because this third wave is more virulent than the others.
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