Don't forget to mask up at these places.
Mask-wearing indoors will no longer be a legal requirement except in healthcare facilities and on public transport.
Masks also need to be worn on public transport, including trains, public buses and indoor public transport facilities, such as boarding areas within bus interchanges and MRT platforms. This applies to all staff engaged in selling and preparing food and drinks at all retail food establishments. Restrictions on pre-school visitors will be lifted from Aug 29, including those on external guests during celebrations like birthdays, the Early Childhood Development Agency said in a circular to operators.For pre-schools where staff shower or bathe children, the ECDA said they can resume the practice but added that pre-schools should communicate their policies clearly to parents.
"The first booster confers good protection against hospitalisation and severe Covid-19 in persons aged 60 to 79 years, and has helped us weather through the current wave," the ministry said.
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