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Singapore remove mask-wearing rule for first time in two years

Singapore will get rid of requirements to wear masks indoors starting August 29, following more stable COVID-19 situation in the country, said the health ministry on August 24.
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Singapore (VNA) – Singapore will get rid ofrequirements to wear masks indoors starting August 29, following more stableCOVID-19 situation in the country, said the health ministry on August 24.

For the first time in more than two years, people in theSoutheast Asian country will no longer be required to wear masks indoors excepton public transport and in high-risk settings like healthcare facilities.

The ministry also updated rules for non-vaccinated visitors,dropping a 7-day quarantine requirement starting next week.

Singapore lifted most pandemic curbs, including travelrestrictions, earlier this year.

According to Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, about 70% of thenation’s 5.5 million population has already contracted COVID-19, and there-infection rate is so far "very low".

Singapore has vaccinated more than 90% of its population andis among the countries with the lowest COVID-19 mortality rates in the world./.
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