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New regulation came into effect yesterday in response to the pandemic situation; violators face quarantine and possible prosecution.
Travellers caught up in Red Zone lockdown relish new-found freedom and praise care provided by government and hotel.
Over-60s can get inoculated with same vaccine if they face increased risk; all results from Sunday’s NAT drive reported negative.
Other restrictions limit travel by Covid-19 close contacts, residents of Red and Yellow lockdown zones and ‘high-risk’ workers.
More than 80,000 tested, just under 56,000 given the all-clear, full results due shortly. Ongoing ‘high risk’ programme for Nepalese, Vietnamese and others ends tomorrow.
NATs will start tomorrow at 9 am and will end at midnight, covering all residents living in the same neighbourhoods as the 72nd, 73rd, 74th and 75th cases.
Decision to re-open taken 11 consecutive days after no confirmed positive Covid-19 cases were reported in the city.
Declared on 25 September, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has terminated the “state of immediate prevention” at noon today.