Singapore won't shut borders as Covid variants emerge

May 11, 2021 15:34

Singapore is on a "knife's edge with COVID-19 cases that could go either way over the next few weeks, but the country cannot completely shutdown its borders as it is not self-sufficient and need to maintain supply lines and global connections to survive, two senior minister told lawmakers on Tuesday. Singapore is now reopening its borders gradually to allow safe travel in limited numbers, with the necessary safeguards in place to ensure public health considerations are addressed.

Singapore has detected 10 different variants among local and imported coronavirus cases till date, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament. The emergence of new COVID-19 variants have challenged existing knowledge on the virulence and transmissibility of COVID-19, he said.

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