Some sporting academies for kids are resorting to cancelling training sessions, which in turn affects operators of indoor sports facilities, as stricter infection control measures kick in this month for unvaccinated children aged 12 and below.

According to those that TODAY spoke to, ceasing of training sessions is the latest among a string of steps that they had taken to comply with the changing Covid-19 regulations impacting the sporting sector.

In Sport Singapore’s latest advisory, unvaccinated children aged 12 and below can take part in masked indoor sports activities in groups of up to five if they are from the same household.

They are also allowed to be in these groups with other children who have been vaccinated. 

The advisory, updated on Jan 27 and effective from Feb 1, is an expansion of existing conditions for unmasked indoor sports activities, where the same-household rule applies.

Apart from cancelling sessions and refunding fees, some academies and indoor sporting venues that TODAY contacted said they have had to reconfigure training arrangements or shift to outdoor venues.