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All visitors to Changi Airport Terminal 3 from May 3 will be offered free COVID-19 testing.

MOH will inform those who visited the affected areas via SMS with information on how to book an appointment for their test.

If you visited Jewel Changi Airport, or any of the Airport Terminals since May 3, please monitor your health closely.

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From all of us at E-News, we wish all our Muslim subscribers a Selamat Hari Raya!
A Student at Yio Chu Kang Primary School has tested positive for COVID-19.

The school will conduct full home-based learning over the next 3 school days.

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BREAKING: Here are some updates from the multi-ministry task force.

These restrictions will take place from May 16 to June 13.

👥Group sizes for gatherings to be reduced to 2, household visits capped 2.

🍕Dining-in will be prohibited at all F&B outlets.


Only take away will be allowed.

🧳The default ‘work mode’ has been switched to working from home.

Employers have to ensure that staff who can work from home do so.

⛪️Congregational and other worship services will be called at 50 people at any one time.

Heres more:
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Media: TODAYOnline
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From 1 Sep, leaving your dirty trays and crockery on your table can risk you a fine or a warning.

First-time offenders will receive a written warning. Second-time offenders will face a composition fine of S$300.

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Media: Straits Times
More new SMMs will be enforced in schools from 17th May:

😷 All students and staff must wear a mask - not face shields.

👥 Group sizes across all activities will be reduced to 2.

💻 CCAs will be shifted online.

🙅 In-person events will be suspended.

👩‍🏫 In addition, Tuition classes may continue to operate with measures in place, but are encouraged to shift online.

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Media: Straits Times
7 primary schools will implement full home-based learning till the end of the school term - starting from May 17.

The affected schools are:
- Kong Hwa School
- Palm View Primary School
- St. Andrew’s Junior School
- St Margaret’s Primary School
- St Stephen’s School
- Yio Chu Kang Primary School
- Yu Neng Primary School

This move is to safeguard students and staff and curb the risk of any transmission in schools.

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Media: CNA
BREAKING: All primary, secondary, junior college
(JC) and Millennia Institute (MI) schools to shift to full HBL from May 19 to 28.

MOE says there is a need to reduce interactions and avoid the risk of large clusters.

Pre-schools and student care centres will remain open.

Tuition and enrichment centers MUST move fully online.

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Media: Straits Times
A Fuchun Primary School student, Frontier Primary School teacher, and a Maha Bodhi School student all have tested positive for COVID-19.

All schools moved to HBL to safeguard students and staff members, as well as prevent the risk of any transmission in the schools.

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Thinking about the new measures? Here are some clarifications that we have tidied up for you.

Full Updated Measures>

1) Workers who are constantly on the move (taxi drivers etc) can eat at void decks.

Those who are on the move are also allowed to eat at other public places such as parks.

You cannot socialise with others while eating.

2) Family members can travel together, even if they are in a group of more than 2.

e.g travelling on public transport, shopping for groceries.

3) Families from the same household may travel in the same taxi or private hire car even if there are more than 2 persons.

If you don't live together in the same household, you should split into separate groups of not more than 2 if they wish to take taxis or private hire cars.

4) Office meetings can accommodate more than two people.

All employees should be properly masked and at least 1m apart. You are encouraged to work from home.

All Information has been taken from MOH:
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Media: Straits Times
BREAKING: The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine authorised for children aged 12 to 15 years in Singapore by HSA.

The government is working out details on vaccine distribution.

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Media: Reuters
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From Wednesday, individuals aged 40 to 44 years will also be invited to register for their vaccinations.

The interval between the doses has also been extended to 6-8 weeks, to provide higher rates of immunity for the community.

Register online >

Media: Jeremy Long
MOH has updated its guidance on masks. It is now recommended for you to wear a mask with better filtration capability.

These new announcements are to combat the new COVID-19 variants spreading.

Examples of masks with better filtration capacity:
- Surgical Masks
- Reusable masks issued by the People’s Association and Temasek Foundation.

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Media: Straits Times
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A Primary 2 Catholic High student has tested positive for COVID-19, and is linked to the cluster at Learning Point Tuition Center.

All close contacts of the student have been issued LOA.

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Did you go to these places recently? MOH is strongly advising you to come forward and take a free COVID-19 test.

These places have been visited by COVID-19 cases in our community during their infectious period.

SMSes will be progressively sent out to individuals identified through their SafeEntry records to inform them of the free testing.

Affected Places:
- JEM (1-14 May)
Listed seven times, shops visited include Don Don Donki, FairPrice Extra and Toast Box.
- Westgate (10-14 May)
Listed twice, shops visited include Kiddy Palace and Star Arts.
- White Sands (10-14 May)
Listed 14 times shops visited include Unity Pharmacy, FairPrice, and Koufu.

Listed = on MOH list of places visited COVID-19 cases

White Sands:
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JEM/Westgate:
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Media: CNA

EDIT: MOH has revised the dates for JEM and Westgate mall visitors to May 10-14.
Fake news has been going around about a Singapore variant of COVID-19. This is not true.

The chief minister of Delhi’s tweeted that the new strain circulating in Singapore is “extremely dangerous for children” and could result in a third wave of infection in India.

He also called for a ban on flights from Singapore, even after borders have been closed in Singapore for travellers from India.

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Media: AFP