Singapore: The COVID-19 multi-ministerial working group announced on November 15, 2019 that according to the pilot plan, the capacity limits and zoning requirements for MICE (meetings, awards, conferences and exhibitions), performances and spectator sports events will be selected It will be relaxed from Monday (November 15). Press conference.
The Ministry of Health announced in a separate press release that it had earlier announced its intention to test more subsidies for activities involving less vulnerable and fully vaccinated people.
The activities involved in this pilot include the Milken Institute Asia Summit from November 15th to 16th, the Bloomberg New Economic Forum from November 16th to 19th, and the Asia-Pacific Industrial Transformation 2021 from November 22nd to 24th.
Singapore singer JJ Lin’s two-day “After the Rain” charity concert held from November 27th to 28th, as well as the ONE championship martial arts competition in the coming months will also be included.
Detailed information on requirements and safety management measures will be released by the respective event organizers.
If all attendees are vaccinated, up to 1,000 people are currently allowed to participate in live performances, MICE events and sports events.
It is hoped that individuals participating in these events will be bound by the new vaccine and testing protocols announced by Singapore last week.
The press release states that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or rapid antigen detection (ART) results must be reflected on the TraceTogether application, or be performed or supervised by the event organizer or venue operator in person or in a virtual manner.
The press release added that as part of Singapore’s “wider plan to allow the safe resumption of further activities”, these pilots will be evaluated before deciding how to extend the agreement to more activities and environments.
“Through vaccines and testing, we not only restrict participants to those who have been vaccinated, we also require all participants to be tested in advance. So it provides additional protection and safety,” said Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the COVID-19 Working Group .
“According to the results of these pilots, if they prove to be successful, then we will be able to extend the same protocol to more events and more environments. This is where we can resume more activities in a controlled and safe manner. another way.”
Mr. Wong added that Singapore will take a “gradual approach” to relax our measures, and “will not happen overnight.”
“As we said before, it is carried out in a controlled manner. Every time we take action, we will monitor the situation in the next few days or one or two weeks and ensure that the overall infection situation is stable before proceeding. One step.” Move. “
EVENTS BRING “SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS”
In response to media questions about the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, S. Iswaran, Minister of Transport and Head of Trade Relations, stated at a press conference that the contract for the new season in Singapore is being discussed.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was cancelled for the second consecutive year this year.
“I think we all recognize that events such as Formula One have brought Singapore significant economic benefits and global brand value. They revitalized Singapore’s event schedule, established our international needs, and supported companies in creating job opportunities,” he Added.
“Therefore, for all these reasons, as we gradually relax measures and reopen our borders, we are also working to resume such international activities in stages and adopt the basic safeguards provided by public health risk assessments.”
