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Singapore tightens coronavirus curbs to buy time to boost vaccinations
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Singapore will halt restaurant dining and ban gatherings of more than two people for one month from Thursday, the health ministry said, as a further rise in coronavirus cases deals a blow to the country's reopening plans.
The restrictions will be reviewed in two weeks as the country nears its milestone of vaccinating two-thirds of its population by Aug.
9. New coronavirus cases almost doubled on Monday from the previous day and Ong Ye Kung, the health minister, said 184 new infections were expected to be confirmed on Tuesday.
He said vaccinations had been completed for half the city-state's population. The government is pushing to boost take-up rates among the elderly, where 30% remain unvaccinated.
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