Singapore Eyes Reopening; Sydney Extends Lockdown: Virus Update Bloomberg 25 mins ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Singapore announced plans to move toward a bigger reopening once at least half of the population is fully vaccinated. Sydney extended a lockdown that was due to end Friday for another week to stem the latest Covid-19 outbreak. Tokyo is mulling tighter alcohol restrictions, while there are fresh calls to ban spectators from the Olympics. South Korea may tighten social distancing measures as daily cases surge. Germany’s health minister floats the idea of a “vaccination weekend” to get more shots in arms. Elsewhere in Asia, Vietnam is going to extraordinary lengths to protect its reputation as a vital cog in the global tech supply chain — with thousands of workers sleeping on factory floors to minimize disruption amid a resurgence of local cases.