“We have been monitoring what other countries do. In the case of South Korea, unfortunately, when they opened, they extended to bars and clubs and many of the entertainment outlets and this resulted in certain big clusters being triggered off,” he said.Adding that the clusters in South Korea were “a good reminder” to open up “step by step”, Mr Ong noted that many Singaporeans think Phase 1 of the reopening is “a bit tight”.
READ: COVID-19: Graduating primary, secondary students to attend school on weekdays after circuit breaker ends; others to rotate weekly "Very practical considerations" were taken on board before the decision was made for schools to reopen, he said. “So if we are not comfortable opening up now when we have zero, very low daily infections, what more later? You will end up having the possibility of very prolonged school closure and that impact will be quite significant," he said.As for concerns from parents about the Primary School Leaving Examination and other national examinations that graduating cohorts will take, Mr Ong noted that some topics have been removed from this year's exams.
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