Updated March 24, 2022 at 11:40 PM Published March 24, 2022 at 12:37 PM SINGAPORE - Groups of up to 10 fully vaccinated people will be allowed to dine in at food and beverage (F&B) outlets, and the current 10.30pm cut-off for alcohol sales and consumption will be lifted from next Tuesday (March 29). Additionally,
live performances will be allowed to resume at all venues. The screening of live broadcast programmes and recorded entertainment at F&B outlets can also start again. However, nightlife businesses comprising bars, pubs, karaoke establishments, discotheques and nightclubs will still have to wait to resume, as the authorities are still assessing the safety of giving them the green light to do so. Changes to Covid-19 curbs
were announced on Thursday by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a national address and at a Covid-19 multi-ministry task force press conference that followed. In his address, PM Lee outlined changes to safe management measures (SMMs), announcing that with the risk of outdoor transmission significantly
lower, wearing masks outdoors will become optional - but it will remain mandatory indoors. The permissible group size will be doubled from the current five people to 10. In line with the increase on group size limits, F&B establishments such as restaurants, hawker centres and coffee shops, where vaccination-differentiated SMM (VDS) checks have been implemented at their entrances, will be allowed to seat smaller groups of up to five fully vaccinated people without the
need for full VDS checks at the entrance. Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, speaking at the press conference, said this is to ease the operational burden on operators. He said: "We recognise that some F&B operators face difficulties putting in place these access control points and doing these checks on their customers, especially for operators of coffee shops and hawker centres. "So we will make some adjustments to the implementation on the ground, and in
particular, we will allow all F&B establishments to seat groups of up to five fully vaccinated persons without the need for full checks at the entrance." Instead, random spot checks will be done to ensure that only vaccinated persons are dining at these places, and the onus will be on the people to abide by the rules, said Mr Wong. This will make it easier for the F&B operators that face difficulties in cordoning off their venues and setting up discrete access control
points, especially hawker centres and coffee shops. Live performances and the screening of live programmes will also be allowed to resume. Outdoor live performances and busking will also be allowed to recommence. Groups that are involved in the performances will have to comply with the prevailing SMMs, such as keeping to the group size of 10 unmasked people. Group vocalisation activities, such as congregational singing and chanting; cheering by audiences, spectators
and event participants; as well as singing in general settings such as schools, will be allowed as long as masks are worn throughout. Mr Wong said that the authorities are also looking into the safe resumption of nightlife businesses. "These are activities with much higher risks of transmission and where there are generally more difficulties complying with the prevailing SMMs in these settings, so the agencies are still looking into the resumption of these settings," he added. The
Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Home Affairs will provide an update on the reopening of the sector in the coming weeks. Read next: What you need to know about Singapore's latest Covid-19 rules
In certain specified areas the hours for sale are extended or restricted. The areas where the hours of sale have been extended or restricted are listed below. Not all qualified resort areas are included in this listing but, only those resorts that encompass an entire city or other distinctive geographical area.
City or County
Monday to Saturday Hours
Sunday Hours
Aberdeen
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Batesville
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Bay St. Louis
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Biloxi
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Booneville
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Booneville (Package)
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Brandon
11:00 a.m. to Midnight
11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Byram
M-Th: 10 a.m. to Midnight
F-Sat: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Byram Resort Area
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Canton
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Chickasaw County clubs within the 2nd Judicial District
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
12:01 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Clarksdale
7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Clay County Clubs outside
Municipalities
M-F: 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Sat: 10:00 a.m. to Midnight
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Clay County Municipalities
Sat. 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Cleveland
note: package stores closed New Years Day and Thanksgiving Day
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Clinton
11:00 a.m. to Midnight
11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Coahoma County casino resort area
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Columbia
M-F: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Sat: 10:00 a.m. to Midnight
No Sunday sales
Columbus
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Columbus County Clubs
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Como
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Copiah County Clubs outside Municipalities
12:01 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
12:01 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Corinth
10:00 a.m. to Midnight, on premises permits;
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., package stores
1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., on premises permits
D'Iberville
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
D'Iberville (Galleria)
7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Fayette
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
No Sunday Sales after 2:00 a.m.
Fernwood Country Club
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
No Sunday Sales after 2:00 a.m.
Flowood, resort area
7:00 a.m. to Midnight
7:00 a.m. to Midnight
Forrest County clubs outside municipalities
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Noon to Midnight
Grenada
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Greenville, except resort area
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Noon to 2:00 a.m.
Greenville casino resort area
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Greenwood
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Greenwood Country Club
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Noon to 2:00 a.m.
Gulfport
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Harrison County
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Hattiesburg
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Hazlehurst
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
No Sunday sales after 3:00 a.m.
Hernando
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Holly Springs
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Noon to 1:00 a.m.
Holmes County clubs outside municipalities
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Noon to 2:00 a.m.
Horn Lake
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Indianola
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Noon to 2:00 a.m.
Jackson, City of
6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Kosciusko
7:00 a.m. to Midnight
7:00 a.m. to Midnight
Laurel
note: package stores close at 8:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Laurel Private Club
12:30 p.m. to Midnight
12:30 p.m. to Midnight
Lee County clubs outside municipalities
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Leflore County clubs outside municipalities
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Leland
M-Th: 10:00 a.m. to Midnight
F-Sat: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m. to Midnight; no sales between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Lowndes County clubs outside municipalities
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Lowndes County resort areas
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Noon to Midnight
Long Beach
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
Marion
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
No Sunday sales after 2:00 a.m.
Marks
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Madison County, Reservoir resort area
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
Madison, City of
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Meridian
7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Moss Point
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Natchez
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
New Albany
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
1:00 p.m. to Midnight
Ocean Springs
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Olive Branch
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Oktibbeha County Resort Areas
M-Th: 10:00 a.m. to Mid;
F-Sat: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.;
Any day that MSU has a football game played in Starkville: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Oktibbeha County Clubs outside Municipalities
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Noon to 1:00 a.m.
Oxford
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Pascagoula
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Pass Christian
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Petal
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
12:00 am. to 2:00 a.m. (following Saturday evening); then, Noon to Midnight, (no sales after 11:59 p.m.)
Philadelphia
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Picayune
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Pike County resort areas
7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Plantersville
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
No Sunday sales
Pontotoc
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Port Gibson
6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
PRVWSD
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Quitman County Clubs outside Municipalities
6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. to Midnight
Richton
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Ridgeland (except resort area)
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Ridgeland Resort Areas
7:00 a.m. to Midnight
7:00 a.m. to Midnight
Sardis
M-W: 10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Th-Sat: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
No sales after 1:00 a.m.
Senatobia
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Shannon
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
No sales
Shaw
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Southaven
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Starkville
M-W: 10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Th-Sat: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Exception for M-W on MSU home game day to 1:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Tallahatchie County clubs outside municipalities
10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Noon to 10:00 p.m.
Tunica casino resort areas
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Tupelo
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. to Midnight
Vaiden
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
No Sunday sales after 2:00 a.m.
Vicksburg, except resort area
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Vicksburg, non-casino resort area
M-W: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.;
Th-Sat: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Vicksburg, casino resort area
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Warren County outside municipalities
10:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Noon to 1:30 a.m.
Waveland
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
West Point
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
No Sunday sales after 1:00 a.m.
Waynesboro
M-Th: 10:00 a.m. to Midnight;
F-Sat: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m. to Midnight
West Point
M-Th: 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.;
F-Sat: 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Yazoo City
M-Th: 10:00 a.m. to Midnight
F-Sat: 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.
No Sunday sales after 1:30 a.m.