Coronavirus: Singapore extends two-person limit on dining in, social gatherings as hospitals risk ‘being overwhelmed’

Singapore officials said on Wednesday that tighter social gathering measures first put in place in late September would be extended for four weeks, as the country’s health-care system comes under strain from rising Covid-19 hospitalisations despite a high national vaccination rate.The measures – which limit dining in and all social gatherings to groups of two – have caused frustration among vaccinated residents who had hoped authorities would speed up a plan to “live with the virus”.But…