After subsequent week’s easing, the Government will watch for the scenario to stabilise earlier than deciding on its subsequent strikes.

If all goes nicely, Singapore will ease up additional, PM Lee mentioned, as he cautioned in opposition to pondering that it is going to be a straight path to a brand new regular from right here.

“With more interactions, we too may see another wave of cases, and Omicron will not be the last variant we encounter,” he mentioned.

While the hope is that new variants of the virus will turn out to be progressively milder and extra flu-like, additionally it is doable that extra aggressive and harmful mutants will floor, similar to Delta did, he added.

If that occurs, Singapore could need to backtrack and tighten up restrictions once more, he mentioned.

“We cannot rule this out, even though we hope it will not be necessary,” mentioned PM Lee. “But whatever happens, we now have the knowledge and the means to keep everyone safe.”

This might be one other booster jab, or administering an up to date vaccine, he mentioned.