The fight with the COVID-19 virus rages on around the world.
The good news is that, here in Singapore, the number of cases has been falling drastically to single-digit levels.
On some days, the government has even reported zero community cases.
While this is no reason to feel complacent, it does open up the possibility of finally moving to Phase III of the nation’s reopening.
As a recap, Singapore went through a painful circuit breaker phase from April 7 till June 2, where many businesses were ordered to shut temporarily and movement was restricted.
Phase I of the reopening meant that businesses could finally resume, and malls came back to life again.
Phase II, known as Safe Transition, kicked in on June 19.
With viral infections largely under control in the last few weeks, Singapore is now eyeing a gradual transition to Phase III.
Phase III involves more co-curricular activities for schools, negotiation of travel bubbles and green...