Mark this day: 3 July 2020.
Today’s the day that some businesses are cheering.
It’s announced today that cinemas can finally reopen come 13 July 2020, which is announced by IMDA.
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And today, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) also announced that hotels in Singapore can now apply to resume two activities: providing accommodation to guests for the purpose of leisure, and opening their recreation areas for children.
If that’s not clear enough, it’s this: staycation is finally allowed.
S’pore Residents Can Now Book Hotels Locally for Staycations
About 5 days ago, STB announced the reopening of tourist attractions that can only attract locals now.
It doesn’t take long for them to revive the businesses in another area: hotels.
While some hotels could stay afloat after they were being designated as government-contracted facilities for Covid-19 purposes, the rest of them are merely open to nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Which is why news of hotels closing down isn’t…new or news le.
Hotels must adhere to safe-management measures to reopen to locals, which includes reducing capacity and inter-mingling of hotel visitors in the hotel’s lobby and guest facilities, such as disallowing more than five individuals from different households from gathering in any guest room.
Yes, the five-people rule still applies.
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In hotel function areas, they can be open (if not we stayca for what sai) but the hotel must have a system to prevent or disperse crowds, like deploying “safety ambassadors to remind attendees against clustering and loitering in common areas.”
But, if for some reason you’d like to stay in a hotel that also houses people who are on SHN because their #HomeTours have attracted you, you can still do so, though I wonder if staying at home has somehow fried your brain.
For those hotels, there would be additional measures. For example, you’d get to see a notice that tells you that the hotel is also housing COVID-19 related guests. If your middle name is Risk, go ahead and take a selfie with that notice.
Also, these special guests would be housed in a separate individual floor or block. For that, even if your surname is Risk, don’t risk it by heading there lah.
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