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Starting January 24, 2020, Singapore will launch another travel-related safety measure in order to combat a resurgence in worldwide coronavirus rates. All inbound travellers, including Singaporeans and permanent residents, will have to undergo a COVID-19 PCR test on arrival.
Apart from this directive, the island-nation has mandated an additional seven-day quarantine period for citizens/permanent residents (at their place of residence) returning from the United Kingdom or South Africa January 18 onwards.
This doesn’t account for their initial 14-day stay at an isolated facility. Individuals falling under this category have to undergo a COVID-19 test at the end of both periods. A response of this nature can be traced to the discovery of mutated strains of the virus, seemingly more-transmissible, in the aforementioned countries.
All travellers to Singapore to take compulsory COVID-19 test on arrival
This rule will take effect from 11.59 pm on January 24 as part of tighter border measures to manage the risk of imported COVID-19 cases
PTI | January 18, 2021 | Updated 08:47 IST
Singapore has seen an increase in the number of coronavirus cases, mostly imported or those arriving from other countries
All travellers, including Singaporeans and permanent residents, will need to take a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced. This will take effect from 11.59 pm on January 24 as part of tighter border measures to manage the risk of imported COVID-19 cases, reported the Channel News Asia.
All travellers to Singapore to undergo mandatory COVID test on arrival
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Last Updated: Jan 18, 2021, 07:27 AM IST
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Currently, travellers who are not Singaporeans or permanent residents and who have a recent travel history to high-risk countries or regions are required to take a PCR test within 72 hours before departure. They are then tested again at the end of their stay-home notice period.
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All Singaporeans and permanent residents returning from the United Kingdom and South Africa will be subject to an additional seven days of self-isolation at their place of residence, following their 14-day stay-home notice period at dedicated facilities.
These tighter measures follow the emergence of new virus variants and the worsening COVID-19 situation around the world, and include an extended 7-day self isolation for returnees from the UK and South Africa.
Singapore to test all travellers upon arrival for Covid-19
All travellers, including Singaporeans and permanent residents, will need to take a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced. This will take effect from 11.59 pm on January 24 as part of tighter border measures to manage the risk of imported COVID-19 cases, reported the Channel News Asia. Singapore has seen an increase in the number of coronavirus cases, mostly imported or those arriving from other countries.
The Ministry on Saturday confirmed four coronavirus cases from the community (or local), one from the dormitories for foreign here and 19 imported cases. The dormitory case is a 37-year-old Indian national who was detected through rostered routine testing on January 14.