Social Gathering Groups goes back to 5 From May 8 Onwards and other restrictions
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Following the rise of the Covid-19 cases, the Multi-Ministry Taskforce (MTF) has announced the tightening of safe management measures where the new measure will take effect from May 8 to 30 May. With the new measure, the biggest change is the reduction of group size in social gatherings from eight-person to five persons.
Individuals are kept to two or fewer social gatherings per day whether on visiting another household or meeting with friends or family members in a public place. The cap of eight distinct visitors per household per day will also be reduced to five distinct visitors per household.
The percentage of employees allowed to return to the office will be reduced too with 75 percent of employees are able to work from home and the number will be back to 50 percent only.
MTF is reducing event sizes and/ or lowering the event size caps, beyond which pre-event testing is required.
The affected events and their related measures are:
Congregational and other worship services
- Pre-event testing will be required if there are more than 100 attendees at any one time, capped at 250 attendees.
- Congregational singing will be suspended in religious organizations to manage any risks of spread.
Weddings
- Marriage solemnizations may proceed with up to 250 attendees in total (including the wedding couple, excluding the Licensed Solemniser and vendors) for the entire event, in zones of up to 50 attendees.
- Pre-event testing will be required for the wedding couple for solemnizations involving more than 50 attendees.
- Similarly, wedding receptions may proceed with up to 250 attendees in total (including the wedding couple, excluding vendors) for the entire event, in zones or time slots of up to 50 attendees each.
- Pre-event testing for all attendees (including the wedding couple) will be required for wedding receptions involving more than 50 attendees.
Funerals
- Attendees at the day of the burial/ cremation will be limited to no more than 30 persons, down from the current number of 50 persons.
- The cap for other days of the wake remains at 30 attendees at any one time.
- Spectator/participation sports events (seated)
- All mass participation sports events will be suspended and no spectators will be allowed.
Live performances at designated venues, pilot business-to-business events, cinemas
- The maximum number of attendees allowed will be reduced from 750 to 250.
- Pre-event testing will be required for all attendees if there are more than 100 attendees.
- Cinema attendances will be reduced to 100 attendees, with the potential to increase to 250 attendees with pre-event testing.
Museums and public libraries
- Operating capacity will be reduced from 65 per cent to 50 per cent
Tours
- Maximum tour sizes offered by tour operators and tourist guides will be reduced from 50 attendees to 20 attendees.
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