The Health Ministry also announced that children aged six months to four years will soon be able to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine.
The new criminal code, which was passed with support from all political parties, will not come into effect for three years to allow for implementing regulations to be drafted.
Analysts are predicting that China may re-open the economy and drop border controls sooner than expected next year, with some seeing it fully open in spring.
The issuance of excess new notes for festive gifting results in carbon emissions comparable to powering 430 four-room HDB flats, says the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
