Covid-19 and the curbs on commercial and social life that come with them. The reality on the ground shows a lack of conviction.
Singapore returned to a lockdown-like state in mid-May as the number of unlinked infections started rising — a troubling development for a population that largely hadn’t been vaccinated.
While the measure was a blow for the city-state, where cases had hovered near zero for months, the situation has improved fairly quickly.
Step by step, those restrictions are now being lifted and shots are progressing. Schools will resume in-person after the summer break, while larger social gatherings and dining in are permitted again.