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S'pore cuts dine-in cap to 2 as Covid-19 KTV cluster grows; up to 5 at some F&B outlets if fully vaccinated
Hariz Baharudin
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SINGAPORE - Unvaccinated people here will be allowed to dine out only alone or in pairs from Monday (July 19) to Aug 8, but fully vaccinated people will be able to continue to dine out in groups of five.
However, unvaccinated individuals with a valid negative pre-event test (PET) result may join such groups of five, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (July 16).
People who have recovered from Covid-19 are also deemed to be at lower risk and can dine out in groups of up to five as well, said the ministry.
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The rollback of dine-in measures at eateries here, currently at five people for all, comes after the emergence of new Covid-19 clusters that have set back Singapore's efforts to combat the virus, said MOH.
The ministry said in a statement that fully vaccinated individuals will be able to continue to dine out in groups of up to five at food and beverage establishments that have put in place systems to check the status of such individuals.
This is because fully vaccinated individuals have good protection against infection and severe illness, and are less likely to infect others, compared with unvaccinated individuals, it added.