It will be the moststringent restriction after the country eased a lockdown last year.
Gatherings will belimited to two people while families receive only two guests. Restaurants canonly provide delivery or takeout services, and foot traffic will be furtherreduced.
Companies will have tomake working from home the default for employees who are able to do so.
Changi airport hasbecome the largest COVID-19 cluster of the country with 46 cases, followed by theoutbreak at Tan Tock Seng hospital with 44 infections.
Many people travelledto the airport over the past few days and some of them infected with thecoronavirus, posing risks of undetected cases in the community.
Testing and tracingorigin of infections will be prime measures of Singapore in the coming time,said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong.
The inoculation driveplays a key role in coping with the pandemic. About 1.9 million people had beenvaccinated with at least one dose as of May 13.
Meanwhile, HarryRoque, spokesperson of the Philippine President, has announced that the countrywill ban international arrivals from Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),starting May 15, amid concerns over the new coronavirus variant first detectedin India.
The Philippines hasdecided to retain the travel ban on some South Asian nations, namely India,Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, for another two weeks until May 31.
The country now has1,124,724 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 18,821 deaths./.