Singapore and Indonesia ease more restrictive measures

The Singaporean leader stated that in the latest step, the host government decided to lift most of the restrictions on entry travelers who have had enough basic vaccines against COVID-19 and abolished the requirement to wear masks. in outdoor locations.

Singapore was one of the first countries to switch to a strategy of safe living with COVID-19, but the pace of implementation of the easing plans was slowed down due to the appearance of more outbreaks.

The wave of infection with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in this Southeast Asian country has begun to subside. At the peak of this wave in February, Singapore recorded the highest number of cases in a day with 26,000 cases. However, on March 23, the number of new cases here has decreased to about 9,000 cases / day. Most of them are cases with mild symptoms or no symptoms. Notably, about 92% of the total 5.5 million people in Singapore have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. 71% received a booster shot.

*According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Jakarta, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic in the country continues to improve. Therefore, the government decided to relax some restrictive measures, including canceling the ban on domestic travel during the fasting of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr in April-May. Eid Al-Fitri is a major Muslim holiday that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Accordingly, the Muslim people in this Southeast Asian country will be able to re-perform traditional rituals during the fasting month. At the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, people can also return to their hometown to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with their families and pray together at the church. In the past two years, these holidays have been restricted in the context of the Indonesian Government’s announcement of travel restrictions and domestic travel bans to prevent the number of new cases of COVID-19 from increasing sharply.

In addition to easing the above restriction, the Indonesian Government also lifted the entry regulations into this Southeast Asian country for foreign visitors with negative PCR test results for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Previously, Indonesia also expanded the list of visas for foreigners from 42 countries. These decisions are the efforts of the Government of Indonesia to relax the regulation to prevent COVID-19 and move towards socio-economic recovery under new normal conditions.