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Reuters
Reuters
Health
Aradhana Aravindan and Chen Lin

Singapore extends quarantine-free entry as Asia shifts to "living with COVID"

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks pass a sign put up to encourage social distancing during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Marina Bay in Singapore, September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

Singapore said on Thursday it will lift quarantine requirements for all vaccinated travellers from next month, joining a string of countries in Asia moving more firmly toward a "living with the virus" approach.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the financial hub will also drop requirements to wear masks outdoors and allow larger groups to gather.

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