At a press conference on April 9, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong announced that parents will no longer be allowed to drop off their children with their grandparents on a daily basis.

This is to minimise interactions with individuals outside of their household and to protect the elderly who are vulnerable and susceptible to the Covid-19 virus.

Parents who require assistance may contact the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) at [email protected] or 67359213.

Essential workers can continue to drop off children

In a press release by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on April 10, it is mentioned that the Multi-Ministry Taskforce has made some exemptions for some families to continue to tap on the grandparents for childcare support on a daily basis.

This includes families whereby:

• Both parents are essential service workers and unable to work from home.
• One parent is a healthcare professional (e.g. doctor, nurse, allied health professional, support care staff) and is unable to work from home.
• One parent is an essential service worker who is unable to work from home, and have a child/children below the age of three.

Here's a list of essential services for reference:

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