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Swab tests are conducted at a public housing estate after a nearby food centre became a Covid-19 cluster, in Singapore, on June 16, 2021. — Picture by REUTERS

Singapore fully vaccinates 80 pct of population against Covid-19

SINGAPORE, Aug 29 — Singapore has fully inoculated 80 per cent of its 5.7 million people against Covid-19, the health minister said on Sunday, becoming the world’s most vaccinated country and setting the stage for further easing of curbs.

“We have crossed another milestone, where 80 per cent of our population has received their full regimen of two doses,” Ong Ye Kung said in a Facebook post.

That gives the tiny city-state the world’s highest rate of complete vaccinations, according to a Reuters tracker. Authorities have said they will further ease Covid-19 restrictions after hitting the 80 per cent milestone.

— Reuters

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