Enable Families Holding Funeral Wakes to Serve Catered Food and Drinks to Visitors

Debated in Parliament on 5 Apr 2022.

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Ms Sylvia Lim asked if the Government will allow families holding funeral wakes to serve catered food and drinks given the relaxation of COVID-19 measures.
Grace Fu Hai Yien explained that funeral events are exempt from vaccination-differentiated safe management measures to allow all to pay respects.
The serving and consumption of food and beverages at funeral events remain prohibited to mitigate COVID-19 transmission risks to unvaccinated attendees.
The Government will continue to monitor the situation and review this position moving forward.

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Sylvia Lim

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in view of the continuing recalibration and relaxation of the COVID-19 control measures, whether the Government will enable families holding funeral wakes to serve catered food and drinks to visitors.

Grace Fu Hai Yien

Funeral events are not subjected to Vaccination-Differentiated Safe Management Measures to allow families and loved ones to pay their last respects, regardless of their vaccination status. To mitigate the risks of transmission of COVID-19 to unvaccinated attendees, the serving and consumption of food and beverages remain prohibited at funeral events. We will continue to monitor the situation and review this position moving forward.

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Ms Sylvia Lim asked if the Government will allow families holding funeral wakes to serve catered food and drinks given the relaxation of COVID-19 measures.
Grace Fu Hai Yien explained that funeral events are exempt from vaccination-differentiated safe management measures to allow all to pay respects.
The serving and consumption of food and beverages at funeral events remain prohibited to mitigate COVID-19 transmission risks to unvaccinated attendees.
The Government will continue to monitor the situation and review this position moving forward.

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Enable Families Holding Funeral Wakes to Serve Catered Food and Drinks to Visitors

Debated in Parliament on 5 Apr 2022.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Ms Sylvia Lim asked if the Government will allow families holding funeral wakes to serve catered food and drinks given the relaxation of COVID-19 measures.
Grace Fu Hai Yien explained that funeral events are exempt from vaccination-differentiated safe management measures to allow all to pay respects.
The serving and consumption of food and beverages at funeral events remain prohibited to mitigate COVID-19 transmission risks to unvaccinated attendees.
The Government will continue to monitor the situation and review this position moving forward.

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Sylvia Lim

Grace Fu Hai Yien

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Ms Sylvia Lim asked if the Government will allow families holding funeral wakes to serve catered food and drinks given the relaxation of COVID-19 measures.
Grace Fu Hai Yien explained that funeral events are exempt from vaccination-differentiated safe management measures to allow all to pay respects.
The serving and consumption of food and beverages at funeral events remain prohibited to mitigate COVID-19 transmission risks to unvaccinated attendees.
The Government will continue to monitor the situation and review this position moving forward.

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Enable Families Holding Funeral Wakes to Serve Catered Food and Drinks to Visitors

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Enable Families Holding Funeral Wakes to Serve Catered Food and Drinks to Visitors

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