Singapore will pursue a “middle path," Ong said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin, where mitigation measures will be maintained while the country opens up progressively.
Singapore has rapidly expanded vaccinations in recent weeks, opening immunization to almost everyone 12 and older. The result has been a surge in vaccinations where the city-state now has one of the best vaccination rates in Asia and has administered more first doses than New York and London.
Also Read: Air travel picking up. Where can you fly right now? Government leaders here for more than a year pursued a relatively-successful “Covid-Zero" strategy that limited severe cases and deaths with strict border controls, mandatory masks and aggressive