Covid-19: fully embedded houses will be able to dine in groups of 5 from November 10, with a gathering of 2 people left – Wired PR Lifestyle Story

Here’s some good news to end your Monday. Singapore is in the stabilization phase and some Covid-19 measures have been eased. Although we are registering more than 3,000 cases a day, according to Minister Gan Kim Yong, the situation has stabilized to ease the measures.

“The ratio of week-on-week infections has dropped from one in recent days to 0.81 since November 7. The proportion of hospital cases and cases of serious illness has also remained stable,” he said.

Secure management measures for companies will also be refined to “facilitate operations better,” he said.

Families can now dine in groups of 5 people

From Wednesday, November 10, people who are fully vaccinated in the same house will be able to dine together in groups of five. However, this reduction in dining restrictions will not apply to different households, which remains a limit for two people who are still fully vaccinated,

This new reduction in restrictions does not apply to vendor centers and cafes. Because these areas cannot be administered “complete” vaccination controls, the team said.

“We are ready to extend the same concession to vendor centers and cafes after implementing additional control measures.”

The National Environment Agency and the Singapore Food Agency will contact vendor associations and coffee shop operators for this, and will provide further updates when they are ready, the ministry said.

However, gatherings are limited to a maximum of two people and must be held in one day, in another home or in a public place.

The limit on home visitors does not change twice a day. This does not apply to grandchildren cared for by grandparents.

More school activities will also be resumed, including personal classes, teamwork and co-educational activities, Mr Gan said.

Now music can be played in F&B outlets

Another good news for F&B outlets is that they will now be allowed to play “recorded soft music” from November 10th.

However, live music and entertainment remain banned. It’s a small step, but I’m sure many F&B owners can appreciate it during the covid-19 era.

Cinemas and live screenings

To facilitate the opening of Singapore, capacity will be increased for venues, live performances and MICE events.

Sites of up to 100 participants will be accepted; this has previously risen from 50 participants. The 2 meter gap is less than 3 meters.

For live performances and worship, there must be a distance of 2 meters between the performer and the audience.

Static interpreters are supported in two groups, and there is no need to maintain social distance within the group. Teams still have to keep a distance of 1 meter from each other.

Sports and fitness schools

For all the rats in the gym and fitness class fans, there’s no need to claim places now. For high-intensity indoor classes, the distance between groups will be reduced from the previous 3 meters to 2 meters.

There is no mixing between teams, and at least 2 meters must be kept between teams.

Working to open a backup in Singapore

Although the number of COVID-19 cases in hospitals and intensive care remains high, it is stable – the use of ICU is “about 70 percent,” the MOH said.

As the situation stabilizes, we are now in a better position to ease some of our security measures without worsening our health care system. ”

That’s why vaccine-segregated measures will continue to be a key part of Singapore’s reopening strategy, Mr Gan said, one of the three heads of the multi-ministry working group tackling the pandemic. Seeing as more VTLs are opening up, it seems that a covid-19 reality is possible after all.

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