The Ministry of Manpower said that more than 140 fines were issued in 2021, amounting to over $141,000, for safe management measures breaches at workplaces, according to The Straits Times.
About 12,000 companies were inspected, with the common infringements being not ensuring workers who can work from home from doing so.
Another common infringement was the failure of implementing adequate safe distancing measures.
Hsu Li Yang, an infectious diseases expert, highlighted the importance of continuing to wear masks, as well as other safe distancing measures.
Howveer, Omicron has since emerged in Singapore, with the capability of infecting the fully vaccinated.
Director of Medical Services, Kenneth Mak, said at the Multi-Ministry Task Force press conference on 5 January that Singapore could see as many as 15,000 cases a day at the peak of the Omicron wave, as a worst case scenario.
In comparison against the the peak of the Delta variant, which saw cases reach about 5,000 in a day.
Hsu said that at this stage, almost everyone is experiencing some sort of pandemic fatigue, hence the slip in safe management measures adherence. He also reiterated that the virus does not experience fatigue.
However, Hsu did add that unlike last year where our “hopes of exiting the pandemic were dashed, we are better placed now to see a clearer path to living with the virus.”