SINGAPORE: Safe distancing ambassadors will probably be scaled again over time and redeployed to different sectors as COVID-19 secure administration measures in Singapore are eased, stated Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday (Mar 24).
Responding to a reporter’s query throughout a COVID-19 multi-ministry process drive press convention, Mr Wong stated that whereas restrictions have eased, there are nonetheless necessities to adjust to.
Earlier, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had introduced that Singapore will double the dimensions of group gatherings from 5 to 10 individuals and make mask-wearing outside non-obligatory from Mar 29, as a part of the nation’s “decisive step forward” in direction of residing with COVID-19.
Mr Lee additionally stated that Singapore will even reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers from Apr 1.
Mr Wong, who co-chairs the COVID-19 process drive, stated that at the same time as measures are eased, there’ll nonetheless be a necessity for secure distancing ambassadors and enforcement officers.
“But obviously, in this new regime, we want to also encourage everyone to take on more social and personal responsibility, and rely less on external forces or enforcement checks,” he stated.
If extra individuals can uphold private duty, then over a time period, Singapore will “scale back” the variety of individuals employed as secure distancing ambassadors, he stated.
This will enable these individuals to be redeployed in different sectors for which there are “huge demands for manpower”, stated Mr Wong.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung stated that whereas the demand for secure distancing ambassadors will fall, most of the operational employees within the well being sector doing jobs like vaccinations, contact tracing and at name centres are from the aviation sector.
“We expect them to return to their posts very soon as our borders open. So some redeployment opportunities will be available and we’ll continue to explore other opportunities that we can place the SDAs,” he stated.
“But having said that, as mentioned by Minister Lawrence Wong, we are going through a tight labour market and there are actually vacancies in various sectors as well.”
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Source : channelnewsasia.com
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