Up to 750 people to be allowed at events, but with pre-event testing

FROM April 24, as many as 750 people, up from 250, will be allowed at business events, sporting events and live performances in Singapore, but only if the organisers implement pre-event testing.

More details will be released by the relevant government agencies subsequently. This was announced on Wednesday following the further easing of safe management measures by the multi-ministry taskforce on Covid-19 amid an expansion of Singapore's vaccination programme.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) also said that since October last year, it has conducted pilots of such pre-event testing at selected events across different settings such as business-to-business events, wedding receptions, and live performances.

"These experiences have helped MOH and the private sector providers to assess the feasibility and operational workflows for implementing pre-event testing in these settings," the ministry said.

From April 24, individuals who have completed the full vaccination regimen and have had time to develop sufficient protection - for instance, two weeks after the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccination - can also gain entry to events that implement pre-event testing without undergoing pre-event testing.

In addition to commercial events, marriage solemnisation ceremonies and wedding receptions will also be able to host larger groups - 250 people from April 24, up from 100. However, for solemnisation-only events, pre-event testing will be required for the wedding couple.

For wedding receptions, all attendees including the wedding couple will need to undergo pre-event testing.