Singapore eases COVID-19 rules on dining in; launches VTL with Malaysia | Full MTF press conference

Singapore will allow up to 5 fully vaccinated members of the same household to dine in at F&B outlets from Nov 10, co-chair of the multi-ministry COVID-19 task force Gan Kim Yong announced on Monday (Nov 8). However, this will not apply to those from different households or to hawker centres and coffee shops, where the cap remains at two.

Transport Minister S Iswaran also laid out details of Malaysia and Singapore's vaccinated travel lane which launches on Nov 29, noting that "families have been separated for many months and businesses have been affected". The risk classification for several ASEAN countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, will be adjusted from category three to two.

Those who are unvaccinated "by choice" will have to pay their own medical bills if they are admitted to hospitals or COVID-19 treatment facilities, the Health Ministry said. Vaccination-differentiated safe management measures will also be expanded to more settings starting with residential care homes as they are a "vulnerable setting".

This is a recording of the full news conference, including the Q&A session with journalists.