Here are the top stories of the day that made it to the Trendrod Summary for February 10, 2023.
Singapore drops most COVID-19 measures, masks no longer required in all settings
Beginning Monday, February 13, 2023, Singapore will no longer require wearing of face masks in all settings, including public transportation and select healthcare facilities. Instead, the wearing of masks will only be required by the Health Ministry on hospitals, clinics, among others, and no longer be part of a general COVID-19 regulation.
Apart from that, the country has also lowered the DORSCON level for the pandemic to Green, its lowest alert level since March 2020. As a result, the pandemic task force will also step down, with its functions moved to the MOH.
Contact tracing apps TraceTogether and SafeEntry will no longer be required, with people now able to uninstall them.
SG Arrival Card will remain for required for those entering Singapore, with exceptions only being made for those who travel via the land border between Malaysia and Singapore.
HYBE proceeds to buy Lee Soo Man’s shares in SM Entertainment
HYBE has confirmed on Friday that it will proceed with its plans to acquire 14.8% of SM Entertainment from Lee Soo Man, the label’s founder. With that, HYBE is set to become the new top shareholder of SM.
Aside from LSM’s shares, HYBE also plans to buy out minor shareholders in SM to further increase its stake in the company.
Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi makes cameo appearance in ‘Darna’ finale
Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi is a guest in the finale episode of ‘Mars Ravelo’s Darna’.She played the character of Kevnar, the Queen of Marte — the origin of Narda’s mother Leonor.
Prior to her surprise appearance, Cortesi also brought the ‘Darna’ character on the world stage when she wore a costume inspired by the superheroine on the preliminaries of Miss Universe 2022.