Singapore reviewing complex COVID-19 protocols

Singapore: Singapore is reviewing how to simplify its COVID-19 pandemic protocols that many in the city state find over complex, including whether to continue testing those who show no symptoms of the disease, the government said on Saturday.

The country returned to tighter measures this week following record new daily cases, although the vast majority of those infected had mild or no symptoms as Singapore has vaccinated 82% of the population.

The government has ramped up testing in recent days in a bid to ringfence cases, but experts have questioned the need for aggressive testing of asymptomatic people. Of the recent cases more than 98% have mild or no symptoms.