People wearing face masks cross a road amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Singapore, on May 14, 2021.When Nathanael Yau tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago in Singapore using a home rapid antigen test kit, referred to as ART, the 30-year-old knew he would need to cancel all activities outside and immediately self-isolate.
There was some initial confusion over whether Yau would need to report his infection to the authorities . But he managed to find the rest of the protocols online on a government website. This meant the family was legally required to self-isolate and submit results of their ART self-test within 24 hours. If it was negative they could go about their normal activities but had to monitor and test themselves daily for seven days.For the next week, family members who were ill stayed indoors using separate rooms and toilets from those who were well, like Yau’s father, who went out to purchase food for the family after doing a daily ART.
For a period of time, those with the Omicron variant were sent to health care facilities but from December 27 they were also eligible for home recovery after health authorities ascertained the variant was less severe than the Delta strain. Mask wearing is compulsory. Only fully vaccinated individuals – which currently means two shots of a Covid-vaccine – can eat out, enter malls, go to the gym, and attend religious events. From February 14, authorities will begin mandating that fully-vaccinated status includes the booster shot. The space for unvaccinated people who do not have special exemptions to socialise publicly has shrunk.
“The low mortality rates and the avoidance of overwhelming the health system are the two most important markers of a successful strategy and execution,” he said, referring to how the city state had one of the lowest Covid death rates in the world, with just 850 deaths out of 322,770 cases.
The SG govt is being overly cautious. Since there's high vaccination rate and Omicron is less severe, should just relax current restrictions
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