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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on May 5

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, May 5.


Pharmacist, patient and 3 visitors added to TTSH Covid-19 cluster, taking total to 40​


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All were detected from proactive testing of patients, visitors and staff at TTSH or their close contacts.


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S'pore extends SHN to 21 days for travellers from higher-risk places​


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Travellers must also stay in dedicated SHN facilities.


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5-person limit for social gatherings, gyms to be closed: What are S'pore's new Covid-19 measures?​


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Stricter Covid-19 measures, such as fewer people allowed for events, will take effect from May 8 to May 30.

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Singapore's tighter Covid-19 measures a blow to gym owners, while organisers reschedule, adjust mass sport events​


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No spectators will be allowed for sports leagues and events like the S'pore Premier League.

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Novice cyclist killed in accident involving shuttle bus at NTU bought bicycle the week before​


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Wong Siew Yuen, 49, was also bored at home as she had been unable to see her husband and son in Malaysia.

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Edibles gardening takes root in Singapore​


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Close to half a million seed packets have been distributed since NParks started its Gardening with Edibles programme in June.

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Behaviour of people holds key to success of S'pore's tighter Covid-19 measures​


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A country can put the most stringent rules in place, but without the willing cooperation of its citizens, it will find it hard to ward off a second wave of infections, says senior health correspondent Salma Khalik.

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Biden’s new goal: 70% of US adults to get one Covid-19 vaccine dose by July 4​


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He also wants "160 million Americans fully vaccinated" by the same date.

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Government policies must manage the K-shaped trajectory of post Covid-19-recovery​


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Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic started, sending economies into a tailspin, economists have been dipping into their alphabet soup trying to figure out the shape of the recovery to come, says associate editor Vikram Khanna.

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Body size no barrier: Plus-size women who pick up pole dancing in S'pore want to inspire others​


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They hope the Big project will spur others to embrace their bodies and try a sport.

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