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COMMENTARY: VIRUS OUTBREAK - CALIBRATED REOPENING

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Pro-business cautious reopening shows Singapore has come a long way from circuit breaker

The calibrated approach to resuming business activities is also a sign that the nation is ready for Covid-19 to become endemic

Dylan Tan

Published Sat, Jun 19, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Covid-19

Singapore

FOOD and beverage (F&B) owners and gyms operators must have heaved a sigh of relief when the Multi-Task Force announced on Friday that dining in and indoor mask-off sports activities can resume as planned - but with adjustments - come Monday.

Many had probably feared the worst and expected an extension of the ban on dining in and closure of gyms as community infections crept up this week from the growing cluster at Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre.

The green light came as a bit of surprise because previous rises in local cases led to a circuit breaker last year and a roll-back to Phase…