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New year and new atmosphere!
is about to enter 2023!
Singapore has changed!
It’s about money and life! ,
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exchange for new money!
Take off the mask!
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Exchange new money
As the Lunar New Year is approaching, Singapore has the custom of changing new money to seek good luck. Since Chinese Singaporeans have the habit of using new banknotes to enclose red envelopes during the Spring Festival, the Monetary Authority of Singapore issues nearly 100 million new banknotes every year.
Starting from January 5, 2023, the date and time period for exchanging new banknotes can be reserved online.
People with disabilities and people aged 60 and above do not need to make an appointment and can directly go to the bank to withdraw applicable banknotes or new banknotes.
Currently, there are 25 banks in Singapore that provide services for exchanging "applicable banknotes" and new banknotes.
If you only exchange applicable banknotes, Maybank and Standard Chartered Bank do not require an appointment, but users who require to exchange new banknotes need to make an appointment online in advance. Standard Chartered Bank only allows disabled people and users aged 60 and above to queue up at branches to exchange new banknotes.
Also note that the new $2 banknotes will no longer be exchangeable. The number of new banknotes issued in Singapore far exceeds market demand, and most of them can only be destroyed, resulting in a huge waste of resources.
In order to encourage the public to use applicable banknotes, the Monetary Authority has decided to stop issuing two-yuan banknotes during the upcoming Lunar New Year to reduce carbon emissions and avoid wasting resources.
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Take off the mask
The epidemic in Singapore is under control, and it is expected that the compulsory mask order will be completely lifted after the Lunar New Year next year
Currently, places where masks are required in Singapore include:
Hospitals, clinics, dialysis centres, day care centres, nursing homes, COVID-19 care facilities, testing and vaccination centres, ambulances, patient transport vehicles, etc.; indoor retail and food outlets and public spaces in hospitals and polyclinics, dental facilities, specialist and TCM clinics, radiology laboratories, day hospices, etc.
When taking public transportation such as subways, light rail trains , and buses, wait at bus interchange stations and subway platforms.
If there are workplaces that still require employees to wear masks, they can themselves require employees in the catering industry responsible for handling food to continue to wear masks or anti-droplet transparent masks and maintain good hygiene habits.
According to the Ministry of Health website, 5.116581 people have completed basic vaccination, accounting for 92% of the national population; 4.574089 people (82%) have received basic protection.
Infectious disease experts in Singapore said that high vaccination rates can effectively combat new mutant strains or new waves of epidemics. If the epidemic in China begins to recede, Singapore may further relax anti-epidemic measures, including the mandatory mask order, after the Lunar New Year next year.
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When Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered a New Year's message, he talked about Singapore's three-year anti-epidemic achievements and revealed that epidemic prevention restrictions may be further lifted in the future.
Singapore resumed hosting large-scale international events such as Shangri-La Dialogue and Bloomberg Innovation Economic Forum last year, and the F1 Singapore Grand Prix also returned with excitement.
In this regard, Lee Hsien Loong pointed out that the wonderful events and live performances made the whole city full of vitality and made the whole world feel strongly that all activities in Singapore have returned to normal.
Lee Hsien Loong talked about Singapore's three-year anti-epidemic achievements and revealed that epidemic prevention restrictions may be further lifted in the future.
However, he still encouraged everyone to get vaccinated in a timely manner to protect themselves, and the government will continue to pay attention to the development of the epidemic.
"We are paying close attention to the situation of the coronavirus epidemic, especially the impact that the year-end tourist season and the surge in cases in China may have on us. But if the epidemic situation in our country remains stable, we can lift the final epidemic prevention restrictions and officially enter the post-epidemic normalcy."
The Singapore government has gradually relaxed epidemic prevention measures since March last year, including no need to wear masks outdoors, lifting restrictions on the number of people on social gatherings and dine-in meals, and canceling the requirement to wear masks indoors. Only a few restrictions remain, such as the requirement to wear masks in health care facilities and on public transport.
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