Singapore "on track" to bring COVID-19 outbreak under control: PM Lee Hsien Loong | Full speech

Barring any super-spreader events or large clusters, Singapore “should be on track” to bringing its COVID-19 outbreak under control, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday (May 31) in a televised address to the nation. He added that if community cases continue to fall, the country "should be" able to relax existing restrictions after Jun 13. https://cna.asia/3fBgpco

PM Lee's comments were followed by a news conference from the multi-ministry task-force outlining its strategies to reach a "new normal":

- Singapore will accelerate its vaccination programme, starting with students aged 12 and above. https://cna.asia/2RPjWuF
- It is looking to step up testing to respond to virus mutations: https://cna.asia/3fVAp8y
- Those who can't take Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for medical reasons will get access to alternative vaccines, including those by Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca and Sinopharm: https://cna.asia/3fzjf1f

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