Health Minister Ong Ye Kung noted that COVID-19 cases in Singapore have been rising, but said that it was not the main factor in the decision to bring forward the administration of the bivalent vaccine.
Tuesday's mass ceremony is highly unusual as bodies are normally cremated alone, but the area's small local temples have been overwhelmed by the number of victims from the tragedy.
“As soon as I heard it's going to reopen on the 11th, I started planning. Tickets were expensive … but no price (is) too heavy,” said a student who arrived in Japan from Israel.
