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Singapore on track to relax third wave restrictions

Emma Connors
Emma ConnorsSenior editor and writer
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Singapore | Singapore is on track to bring its third wave of COVID-19 infections under control and relax restrictions in two weeks, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told the nation in a live broadcast on Monday.

Singapore is halfway through four weeks of rigorously enforced restrictions that have kept all restaurant and bar seats empty. Office workers were also required to return to working from home after the numbers of locally transmitted case hit double digits.

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Emma Connors was South-east Asia correspondent from October 2019 until mid-2023, based in Jakarta and Singapore. She has previously edited Perspective and Opinion and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.connors@nine.com.au

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