Covid-19: Temporary fencing at hawker centres, markets to be removed from March 29
A vaccination checkpoint at Chong Pang Market & Food Centre in Yishun in 2021.
SINGAPORE — Temporary fencing at hawker centres and markets that facilitated Covid-19 vaccination-differentiated measures will be removed from Tuesday (March 29), when groups of up to five fully-vaccinated people will be allowed to dine in without checks on their vaccination status at the entry points.
Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Amy Khor said this in a Facebook post on Saturday, adding that the removal of fencing will "provide stallholders and patrons greater accessibility and convenience".
Stickers to identify vaccinated individuals will also no longer be issued at hawker centres and markets, she added.
Instead, there will be spot checks conducted by safe distancing enforcement officers, and action will be taken against unvaccinated individuals if they are found dining in.
The move comes after the easing of safe management measures that take effect on Tuesday, which include the increase of group size caps from five to 10, and mask-wearing made optional outdoors.
