Effective immediately, Singapore will reduce the entry approvals granted to non-Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents with a travel history to India. This is in response to the resurgence of cases in India and emergence of new virus variants.
Those who are allowed to return to Singapore will have to serve an additional seven days of stay-home notice at their residence following the regular 14-day stay-home notice at dedicated facilities. This addition to the quarantine requirement will take effect Thursday at 11.59 PM.
Travellers from India will be tested after their 14-day stay-home notice period and again on the seven-day stay-home notice period.
The Ministry of Health also informed that travellers who have yet to complete their 14-day stay-home notice by Apr 22, 2021, 11.59pm, will also be subjected to the additional seven-day stay-home period.
Border measures relaxed for travellers from Hong Kong, UK & South Africa
Starting Thursday at 1159 PM, Singapore will ease measures for travellers with a travel history to Hong Kong in the last 14 consecutive days. These travellers will have their stay-home notice period reduced from 14 days to seven, and the notice period can be served at their place of residence if suitable. This will take effect Thursday at 11.59 PM.
They will be subject to a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on arrival and another swab before the end of their seven-day stay-home notice.
At the same time, Singapore authorities will also begin allowing entry and transit to long-term pass holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history to the UK and South Africa. They will be able to enter Singapore after obtaining the relevant entry approvals or transit through the airport on airlines approved to operate such transfers.
Conclusion
The multi-ministry taskforce regularly reviews Singapore’s border measures to manage the risk of importation from travellers and onward local transmission, taking into account the current situation in their source countries or regions.