SINGAPORE: Singapore will allow some schools and workplaces to resume operations in the next couple of weeks as the country eases restrictions to improve supply chains and the provision of essential services, senior officials told reporters on Saturday (May 2).
Students sitting for national exams and those at some higher-education campuses will be allowed to return to school in small batches from May 19, Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong said.
Some businesses that play a crucial role in the country’s supply chains will be allowed to resume operations from May 12, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said at the press conference. These include food manufacturers, home-cooking businesses, and retail outlets for deliveries and takeaways, and laundry and hairdressing services, the Ministry of Health said in an e-mailed statement. Companies that restart must ensure workers maintain a safe distance from each other.
About 85% of Singapore’s workforce is now working at home after the city-state implemented"circuit-breaker” measures including the closure of schools and most workplaces in early April.
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