In Pictures: Thinner crowds, takeaway queues as Singapore tightens Covid-19 rules

Fewer people are out and about since tightened new Covid-19 restrictions kicked off on Sunday (May 16).

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May 16, 2021 at 1:38 PM

An empty stretch of Orchard Road as seen at 5.38pm on May 17, 2021. PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

People buying takeaway food at Market Street Interim Hawker Centre during lunchtime on May 17, 2021. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Commuters onboard an East-West Line MRT train at 8.30am, on May 17, 2021. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Commuters at Outram Park MRT station at 8.20am, on May 17, 2021. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Fewer shoppers at Nex Mall on May 17, 2021. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

An empty Raffles Place is seen at 8.40am on May 17, 2021. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

A quiet Clarke Quay, with most eateries staying shut, on May 17, 2021. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

The interior of Lucky Plaza is seen mostly empty at 5pm on May 16, 2021. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

A couple walking along Orchard Road on May 16, 2021. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

People cycling at East Coast Park on May 16, 2021. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

The iconic Bukit Timah Summit rock at the top of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, which serves as a photo opportunity for hikers, has been cordoned off and covered on May 16, 2021. ST PHOTO: SHERLYN SIM

People hiking at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on May 16, 2021. ST PHOTO: SHERLYN SIM

Volunteers conduct a yoga session for foreign domestic workers at Singapore Botanic Gardens on May 16, 2021. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

The deserted beach at East Coast Park on May 16, 2021. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

Workers fencing off tables and chairs at Golden Mile Food Centre on May 15, 2021. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

A worker pastes a National Environment Agency notice on a table at Golden Mile Food Centre on May 15, 2021. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

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