Customers at a cafe in the central business district in Singapore, on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a speech on Aug. 29 said it's no longer possible to reduce Covid-19 cases to zero, even if the country locks down for a long time, adding that the country will reopen "cautiously and progressively." Photographer: Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg
The country will expand its testing regime more aggressively to keep the Covid-19 situation under control, as the number of new infections last week doubled to more than 1,200 – up from around 600 cases the week before.
Announcing a range of measures on yesterday, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said workers in more sectors would now have to undergo mandatory fast and easy rostered routine testing.
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