Southeast Asian Countries Adopt a ‘Living With COVID-19’ Approach


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Singapore struggles with rising cases amid new strategy . . . In June, the Singaporean government announced it would move towards a “living with COVID-19” strategy, moving away from strict lockdowns, border closures, and work-from-home orders. With the gradual reopening, however, soaring cases delayed plans to do away with restrictions, and the government reimposed some restrictions on lockdown-weary Singaporeans. After months of relatively low numbers of daily new cases, more than 1,000 new cases were reported over the weekend, marking the highest number since April last year . On Saturday, health officials announced the expansion of home recovery for fully...