India, May 6 -- Singapore's model of liberal testing and contact tracing was hailed by the world. But then it saw a second surge of cases and resorted to a strict circuit-breaker mode. Having recently moved to the city-state, Lisa Ray writes of her surreal new life. By Lisa Ray

I pulled on my shorts and sneakers, and patted sunscreen across the bridge of my nose, for my daily coffee run. At the door, I grabbed my key. I was in the lift and halfway to the ground floor when I realised I had forgotten it: my government-issued, reusable 3-ply mask. Today and for the foreseeable future, Singaporeans leave home with half their faces covered, as masking up has become a mandatory move since April 16. And just to keep you honest, you will be fine...