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No plans to relax Covid-19 curbs for Chinese New Year holidays: Lawrence Wong

People browsing at shops and stalls in Chinatown in January 2021.

People browsing at shops and stalls in Chinatown in January 2021.

The Government does not plan to relax Covid-19 restrictions and intends to let them stay the same for the Chinese New Year period, in order to ride through the upcoming infection wave caused by the Omicron coronavirus strain.

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the national Covid-19 task force, said that the key priority of the Government is to ensure that the healthcare system is not overwhelmed.

He added that the authorities are reviewing closed-circuit television footage of a New Years’ Eve gathering at Clarke Quay and will interview and take action against those who breached safe distancing regulations.

With Chinese New Year coming up, Mr Wong said that Singapore cannot afford to have more superspreader events taking place during the festive period.

The social gathering group size limit of five people will therefore have to remain in place, he said.

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