Singapore to extend vaccinated travel lanes with seven more destinations

Singapore will also open new vaccinated journey lanes (VTLs) from 2 March to Israel and the Philippines to arrange two-way quarantine-free journey with the 2 nations.

Purposes for quarantine-free entry for Hong Kong travellers into Singapore have been paused from 17 February. From 25 February, solely vaccinated travellers from Hong Kong can enter Singapore with out quarantine, not all travellers.

According to a statement by Ministry of Health (MOH), Singapore will introduce a brand new ‘common journey class’, and can place all nations and areas presently in classes 2, 3 or 4 into this new class. Travellers on this class can be required to serve a stay-home discover (SHN), the period of which can fluctuate relying on which nation they’re travelling from.

The nation may even create a ‘restricted class’ to replace border measures for travellers in case any nation and area experiences an outbreak of a brand new Covid-19 variant. There isn’t any nation on this class now. 

Nations and areas in class 1 are thought-about to be of the bottom threat of Covid-19 infections.

Mayumi Soh of Pinsent Masons MPillay, the Singapore joint legislation enterprise between MPillay and Pinsent Masons mentioned: “With the rise in locations coated beneath the VTL scheme, and travellers turning into more and more conversant in the idea and what it entails, it seems probably that journey out and in of Singapore will enhance.”

A local report mentioned that from 22 February, VTL travellers from nations and areas thought-about to be of low Covid-19 threat will be capable to bear a supervised antigen speedy check (ART) inside 24 hours of their arrival. Extra folks can be allowed to enter Singapore beneath the quarantine-free journey scheme and the federal government will part out the 50% cap on the variety of VTL travellers that has been in place since December 2021.