Short-term travellers holding an Air Travel Pass with travel history to Vietnam in the last 14 days before their departure to Singapore will not be able to enter the country. —AFP file picSINGAPORE, Feb 10 — With the recent increase in the number of Covid-19 cases reported in Vietnam, Singapore will be tightening its border control measures for travellers arriving from there from Friday onwards.At the same time, the Business Travel Pass scheme will be made stricter.
“These travellers will still be required to undergo an on-arrival test and serve their stay-home notice upon arrival and be tested at the end of the notice,” MOH said. As the Covid-19 situation in the Australian state of New South Wales has improved with no local community cases recorded in the last 21 days, MOH said that it has adjusted Singapore’s border control measures for those with travel history from there.
They may apply for the pass at no charge between seven and 30 calendar days before the intended entry into Singapore. Now, travellers on this scheme must take the PCR tests on the third, seventh and 14th day of their return to Singapore.“These enhanced testing requirements serve to minimise the risk of potential incubating cases leaking into the community,” MOH said.