S’pore minister pledges clear messaging on virus

Bloomberg

The Singapore government can do a better job communicating the country’s virus strategy, a minister said, addressing residents’ frustrations over confusing signals on its reopening plan.
The country of about 5.5 million people has shifted its approach from Covid elimination to trying to live with the virus, yet authorities have tightened restrictions on gatherings, restaurants and businesses even after pledging more freedoms. Officials need to improve the messaging on how their actions relate to the country’s goals to avoid confusion, said Josephine Teo, the minister for communications and information.
Even with one of the world’s highest vaccination rates at 82%, Singapore’s residents are under curbs that the US and Europe have dealt away with.
“I am very sympathetic to the sense of confusion around how come your specific actions doesn’t quite gel with what we said a few weeks ago,” Teo said.