Coronavirus: Pakistan ‘sees 5th wave begin’; Singapore’s open-border resolve tested as imported cases soar | South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: Singapore’s open-border resolve tested as imported cases soar
Singapore reported more Covid-19 infections among travellers from abroad than local cases for the first time in nearly half a year, testing the resolve of the city state to keep its borders open amid the worldwide spread of the Omicron variant.There were 260 imported cases reported as of noon on January 1, compared to 187 community infections, according to data released by the health ministry. The last time Covid-19 cases among travellers surpassed local infections was on July 12.While Singapore has chosen to freeze ticket sales via its vaccinated travel lanes until late January, the business hub’s decision to maintain quarantine-free travel for vaccinated people from several countries, including omicron hotspots such as Britain and the United States, is increasingly being tested. Other nations including Thailand halted quarantine-free entry to prevent the spread of the new variant.So far, officials in the city state have also elected to tighten testing requirements for visitors and defer other travel initiatives, while keeping strict domestic virus measures in place, as local clusters of the Omicron variant emerge. Singapore is also depending on further vaccinating what is already one of the most inoculated populations in the world to fend off a potential new wave. About 20,000 children have received their first shot since the vaccination drive for them started on December 27, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said in a Facebook post on Sunday.
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