On the Covid-19 front, there were 16 confirmed Covid-19 cases as at Thursday noon, of which three are locally transmitted, and the rest are imported. All but one of the imported cases were detected upon arrival while the remaining case developed Covid-19 during stay-home notice or isolation.
As Singapore approaches its target of getting at least 50 per cent of its population fully vaccinated around end-July, the multi-ministry task force said rules could be further eased then if the Covid-19 situation also remains stable. The World Health Organisation has urged "extreme caution" for countries considering easing restrictions as high vaccination rates would not stop a rise in transmission. Read more: https://str.sg/3Jix
Associate Professor Alex Cook, vice dean of research at NUS' Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, outlines the risk assessment of each vaccination milestone.
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