Singapore and Taiwan, success stories in containing COVID-19, are both rapidly imposing aggressive restrictions at home — and tightening travel between each other.
In Taiwan, authorities encouraged people to stay at home this weekend after a record 180 new local cases were reported Saturday. Indoor family and social gatherings in Taipei will be limited to five people, while outdoor ones will be restricted to 10.
In Singapore, indoor dining has been banned, according to an announcement on Friday, and working from home will now be the default, as the city-state re-imposed lockdown-like measures it last ordered a year ago. Seven schools will switch to home-based learning to "ring-fence” those affected by infections, as the city-state makes plans to vaccinate those below 16 years old.