Singapore’s steady removal of its Covid curbs has helped solidify its role as a major Asian financial centre, capitalizing on Hong Kong’s relative slowness to reopen. In a sign of the relative appeal of the two cities, Singapore’s population rose 3.4% in June from a year earlier, while Hong Kong’s shrank 1.6%.
Singapore will step up its vaccination program as it further eases its Covid-related curbs, lifting restrictions on non-vaccinated individuals in restaurants and other venues.
The Ministry of Health said it will fully lift its vaccine-differentiated safe management measures, effective Oct 10. That means the restrictions will no longer be applied in eateries, nightlife establishments and at large events with more than 500 attendees.
