There’s a chance that we can get clubbing and karaoke back soon, but there’ll be many measures in place.
These include Covid-19 tests before entering the premises, and frequent spot-checks by authorities.
However, these are things we’ll have to get used to in a ‘new normal’. Face masks aren’t going away, and they’ve likely helped in curbing the spread of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that there are 7 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (7 Nov), all imported.
As with yesterday, there are no locally-transmitted cases.
All 7 cases were put on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore, MOH said.
Yesterday, there were 4 cases of imports, who’d arrived from the following countries:
On Friday (6 Nov) the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced a pilot programme for nightlife establishments.
These places, which include pubs, karaoke places, nightclubs, will be subject to strict safe management measures.
Among the measures are:
Failure to adhere to them will result in the establishment being taken off the pilot.
Following 2 cases of Changi Airport workers testing positive for Covid-19, authorities announced that they’ll test all airport workers who come in contact with travellers.
A one-time test of about 5,000 workers revealed zero cases, they said in a statement on Friday (6 Nov).
Another 33 workers who couldn’t make it for the testing are temporarily suspended until they test negative.
Workers will continue to get routine testing every 2 weeks, from 1 Nov onwards.
MOH will provide more updates on the daily cases at night.
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