Prior to the Omicron variant's emergence, several South-east Asian countries, including Singapore, announced strategies to treat Covid-19 as an endemic disease on the back of rising vaccination rates and stabilising case numbers in recent months.
The attempt by the region to move away from seeking to eradicate the virus through costly lockdowns had been accompanied by a gradual relaxation of public health measures and a cautious reopening of borders.
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