### [2021-05-1](/feed/2021/05/1/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Singaporean government bans all long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have been in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the last two weeks from entering or transiting through the country and tightens its social distancing rules in effort to stem the spread of COVID-19. 




### Sources:

1. [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-30/singapore-reinstates-some-distancing-measures-tightens-borders)

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