Singapore Eases More Mask Rules as Covid Treated as Endemic
- Mask-wearing not compulsory in some settings from March 1
- Two initial doses of vaccines considered enough, down from 3
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Singapore will further ease mask-wearing rules in health care facilities, saying the country has adjusted to living with Covid-19 as endemic without having to impose new curbs even during two major waves of infections.
From Friday, it will no longer be compulsory to wear masks in outpatient facilities which are deemed “lower-risk settings,” the Ministry of Health said in a statement. In higher-risk areas such as inpatient wards and emergency departments, masks will become a standing requirement for some groups to improve general infection control, it said.