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Early easing of restrictions lifts spirits ahead of National Day

Singaporeans must remember to play their part and help the government with its continual progress in vaccination rates

Dylan Tan

Published Sat, Aug 7, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Covid-19

THE past three months have been a roller-coaster ride for anyone in the food and beverage (F&B) business.

On May 16, dining-in was banned as Singapore moved into Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) (P2HA) because of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the community.

After dining-in resumed again on June 21, it did not take long before the cluster at Jurong Fishery Port led to a rollback to P2HA and the same restrictions on social activities being imposed again on July 22.

Between the public and F&B operators, it was difficult to tell who was the more disappointed of the lot; but the latter, especially, can now heave a sigh of relief as the Covid-19 multi-ministry task force on Friday announced that dining-in and other social activities can resume once …