Strict Covid-19 precautions remain in place, with arriving passengers facing up to 28 days’ hotel quarantine.
Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre
New version of code helps staff identify holder’s vaccination level; more stringent entry restrictions to public venues under consideration.
Residents advised to follow five-step plan to protect from infection when opening overseas mail, especially from high-risk areas.
Five nucleic acid tests compulsory for all those affected by the new measure.
Contact tracing function to become operational at thousands of leisure spots across the city; public urged to download the app.
Following increased threat of Omicron variant residents strongly advised to avoid group gatherings; new Covid-19 case arrives from Philippines.
As with similar cases in recent days, 21-year-old patient is classified as asymptomatic and imported, so is not added to city’s novel coronavirus tally.
All new imported cases, including one Omicron variant, classified as asymptomatic and imported, so have not raised city’s novel coronavirus tally from 79.
Both cases, one male and one female, recorded as imported and asymptomatic, so not included in city’s virus tally; SSM to roll out new Health Code app.