Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

Group size limits will go up to 10 people, and masks will no longer be mandatory in outdoor settings from Tuesday (March 29). These are some of the latest changes to Covid-19 rules announced on March 24, as Singapore makes a decisive step towards living with the virus.

Additionally, in Singapore’s most significant move to reopen its borders, travellers will no longer be required to take only designated flights to enter Singapore quarantine-free from April 1, and will not have to take a Covid-19 antigen rapid test within 24 hours of arrival.

Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of NUS’ Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, weighs in on these developments.

Produced by: ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team and Eden Soh

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