A resident registers for swab test at a COVID-19 testing center in Singapore

Singapore has fully vaccinated 80% of its population against the coronavirus, the health minister said on Sunday.

This makes it the world’s most inoculated country, as several parts of the world struggle to control the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant. 

"We have crossed another milestone, where 80% of our population has received their full regimen of two doses," Ong Ye Kung said in a post on social media.

"It means Singapore has taken another step forward in making ourselves more resilient to COVID-19," he added. "It is the result of the collective effort of many people working behind the scenes, and the people of Singapore coming forward to take care of themselves and the people around them."

With most of its 5.7 million population vaccinated, Singapore now has the world's highest rate of complete vaccinations. The small city-state is on track to ease coronavirus-linked restrictions.