Current measure alert to minimize covid-19 risk in community spread

Several countries continue to experience a resurgence of cases and the emergence of new virus variants which have also been found in Singapore. The number of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and unlinked community cases has also continued to increase, signalling undetected community transmissions that could rapidly escalate into another major outbreak if not adequately contained in a timely manner.

Multi-Ministry Taskforce had announced additional community measures that would be implemented from 1 May through 14 May 2021 (unless otherwise stated). To manage the evolving community situation, Singapore will step up efforts to keep the community safe and break the chains of transmission by reducing interactions amongst social circles and at the workplace.

Activities that involve large gatherings will also be calibrated to ensure that the risk of transmission at such events are mitigated. The following additional measures will take effect from 8 May through 30 May 2021. In the next few days before the measures take effect, Singapore also encourage all to practise the following safe management measures to keep our community safe.

Singapore Covid-19 Current Measure Alert 2021

	Current measures as at 4 May 2021 (Phase 3)	Measures from 8-30 May 2021 (Phase 3 – Heightened Alert)
Community measures
Social gatherings and interactions	Group sizes up to 8 pax Up to 8 unique household visitors a day Recommended to keep to 2 social gatherings per day, whether to another household or in a public place	Group sizes up to 5 pax Up to 5 unique household visitors a day Recommended to keep to 2 social gatherings per day, whether to another household or in a public place
Workplace	No more than 75% of the workforce who are able to work-from-home (WFH) can be at the workplace at any time Split-team arrangement not required	Heightened vigilance at the workplace No more than 50% of the workforce who are able to work-from-home (WFH) can be at the workplace at any time Split-team arrangement not required
Activities and public spaces
Congregational and worship services	Resumption of masked congregational singing since 5 April 2021 Up to 250 pax without pre-event testing (PET)	Suspension of masked congregational singing Up to 250 pax with PET, up to 100 pax without PET
Shopping malls and showrooms	Occupancy limit of one person per 10 sqm of Gross Floor Area (GFA) since 1 May 2021 Odd and even date entry restrictions on Sundays reinstated for popular malls (Lucky Plaza, Peninsula Plaza) since 1 May 2021	Occupancy limit will continue to be one person per 10 sqm of GFA Odd and even date entry restrictions on Sundays will continue for popular malls (Lucky Plaza, Peninsula Plaza)
Outdoor barbeque pits and campsites in parks, HDB estates, condominiums and country clubs	Closed since 1 May 2021	Continue to be closed to the public
Attractions	Operating capacity of 65%	Operating capacity of 50% Shows (indoor/outdoor) to be capped at 100 pax, without PET
Museums and public libraries	Operating capacity of 65%	Operating capacity of 50%
Cinemas	Up to 250 pax with 1m safe distancing between groups of up to 8 pax	Up to 250 pax with PET, up to 100 pax without PET; with safe distancing between groups of up to 5 pax
Tour groups	Up to 50 pax	Up to 20 pax
Outdoor exercise facilities and classes	Facility – Occupancy limit of one person per 8 sqm of GFA or 50 persons, whichever is lower Class – Up to 50 pax per class subject to venue capacity limits 3m between groups 2m between individuals Group sizes up to 8 pax	Facility – Occupancy limit of one person per 10 sqm of GFA or 50 persons, whichever is lower Class – Up to 30 pax per class subject to venue capacity limits 3m between groups 2m between individuals Group sizes up to 5 pax
Higher risk activities
Indoor exercise facilities and classes	Facility – Occupancy limit of one person per 8 sqm of GFA or 50 persons, whichever is lower Class – Instructors may coach multiple groups of up to 8 pax	The following will be closed to the public: indoor gymnasiums and fitness studios
Events
MICE events and live performances	Up to 750 pax with PET, up to 250 pax without PET	Up to 250 pax with PET, up to 100 pax without PET
Spectator and participatory sports events	Up to 750 pax with PET, up to 250 pax without PET	No spectators Suspend all planned mass participation sports events
Weddings	Marriage solemnisations: Up to 250 pax with PET for bride and groom, up to 100 pax without PET Wedding receptions: Up to 250 pax with PET for all attendees, up to 100 pax without PET	Marriage solemnisations: Up to 250 pax with PET for bridge and groom, up to 50 pax without PET Wedding receptions: Up to 250 pax with PET for all attendees, up to 50 pax without PET
Funerals	Up to 30 pax at any point in time, up to 50 pax on day of burial/cremation	Up to 30 pax at any point in time on all days

TraceTogether-only Safe Entry (TT-only SE) brought forward to 17 May 2021

It was previously announced that TT-only SE was slated to be implemented from 1 June 2021 across all venues that experience a higher throughput of visitors and/or where persons are likely to be in close proximity for prolonged periods.

The implementation of TT-only SE will now be brought forward to 17 May 2021. From 17 May 2021, scanning of SE-QR codes with the phone camera and Singpass App will be discontinued. To ease the transition, ID check-ins will be retained until 31 May 2021. The full list of TT-only SE venues can be found on SafeEntry website.

SafeEntry Gateway deployed at more venues

It was also announced that SafeEntry Gateway devices would be required to be deployed at selected venues with high visitorship, such as malls, large standalone retail stores, cinemas etc beginning from 19 April 2021. The requirement to deploy SafeEntry Gateway devices will be extended to more public-facing venues where people are likely to be in contact for prolonged periods, such as hotels, dine-in F&B outlets, sports and fitness centres.

This will facilitate a more seamless check-in experience and ensure that TT tokens are functioning. These venues will be required to deploy the SafeEntry Gateway by 15 June 2021. The full list of venues required to deploy the SafeEntry Gateway can be found on the SafeEntry website.

These measures will strengthen the TT and SE Programmes, which are critical digital tools to facilitate contact tracing and bring down community spread. By maximising TT coverage and active TT usage, this can facilitate quick detection and ringfencing of local cases and their close contacts, and minimise further spread to the community.