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It's Aug. 10 and apart from being one day after National Day, it's also special for many because today is the day Singaporeans get to dine in at eateries and hawker centres after suffering more than two weeks of takeaway food.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has clarified that diners can dine in groups of up to five in eateries if they meet either one of the following criteria:
- They are fully vaccinated
- They have recovered from Covid-19 and have a valid Pre-Event Test (PET) exemption notice
- They have a negative PET result for the duration of his/ her dine-in from an MOH-approved Covid-19 test provider within the last 24 hours
- They are children aged 12 years and below, so long as all children at a given table are from the same household
Diners who do not meet any of the criteria above can still dine in groups of two in hawker centres and coffeeshops only.
MOH clarifies what "fully vaccinated" means
MOH also clarified that being "fully vaccinated" means:
"... two weeks after receiving a full regimen of the Pfizer-BioNTech/ Comirnaty or Moderna vaccines, or any of the vaccines on the WHO EUL (Emergency Use Listing), with the vaccination status updated in MOH’s national IT system."
This means that if you have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine but two weeks have not elapsed, then you are not considered fully vaccinated.
All Singapore residents who obtained their Pfizer-BioNTech/ Comirnaty or Moderna locally would automatically have their vaccination records updated in the National Immunisation Registry (NIR), and their statuses will be reflected in their TraceTogether and HealthHub apps.
Those who obtained Sinovac locally will have their record updated in the HealthHub app only for now, pending updates to the TraceTogether and SafeEntry apps, said MOH.
Where to find your vaccination status
If you're using the TraceTogether app, you can find your vaccination status on the homepage. If you're using the HealthHub app, you can it find under "Covid-19 Records".
This is what you will see on the TraceTogether app if you are not yet fully vaccinated.
This is what you will see on the TraceTogether app if you are not yet fully vaccinated.
This message is what you will see in the HealthHub app if you're not yet fully-vaccinated.
But what if you took your Covid-19 vaccine overseas?
According to MOH, Singaporeans, Permanent Residents and Long-Term Pass Holders (LTPHs) who have been fully vaccinated overseas will have to provide documents showing proof of vaccination.
They will also have to take a serology test at an approved provider to confirm that the vaccination has been effective.
Upon a positive serology result, their vaccination record will be updated in the National Immunisation Registry (NIR), and reflected on their TraceTogether and HealthHub apps.
More information on the process can be found here.
MOH said that a separate process is being worked out for Short-Term Visitor Pass holders who were vaccinated overseas and more details will be released soon.
The ministry added that hard copies of overseas vaccination certificates will not be accepted for the vaccination-differentiated safe management measures because they are difficult for individual establishments to authenticate.
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