New Delhi: Following decline in Covid-19 cases across the globe, Singapore has decided to scrap all tests for incoming vaccinated passengers along with removing limits on gathering sizes in the country.

The government has also announced that from April 26 all workers can return to their workplace and doing away with checking people’s vaccination statuses at most places, the government said.

However, the government said that people still need to wear masks indoors while workers can take them off in the office when they are not interacting physically with others, the government said in a statement.

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Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered extension of the existing Covid restrictions till September 30, in view of the upcoming festival season, with a limit of 300 on all gatherings, including political, and strict enforcement of wearing of masks as well as social distancing.

He also made it mandatory for organisers, including political parties, to ensure that participants, management and staff at food stalls etc in festival related events are fully vaccinated, or at least have had a single dose.

CM urged all political parties to lead by example, while directing the DGP to ensure compliance of restrictions by all. DGP Dinkar Gupta said with case load decreasing, people had started being lax on the masks front, which the Health Department should strictly enforce with the help of the police. Captain Amarinder also directed Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan to make joint administration-police flying squads in each district to ensure compliance at restaurants, marriage palaces etc.

Chairing a virtual high-level Covid review meeting, the Chief Minister also directed the Department of Social Security to prepare to open Anganwari Centres within this month, making Punjab the first state to do so. The opening of these centres will be subject to vaccination of staff and other guidelines to be worked out jointly with the Health Department.

He also ordered increase in testing from the current 45,000/day to at least 50,000/day as part of the preparations for the possible third wave. Along with sentinel testing, outreach camps and testing should be taken up, especially where public gathering is expected to take place on account of the festival season, he directed, adding that all infrastructure augmentation works should also should be expedited and completed.

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