Singapore on Tuesday began quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated passengers from eight countries, part of a plan to ease restrictions as the business hub gears up to live with the coronavirus.
The latest easing expanded a program that began with vaccinated air travel lanes with Germany and Brunei last month and is now open to passengers from the United States, Canada, Britain, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands.
Passengers arriving as part of this scheme — which will include South Korea from November 15 — will not have to be quarantined if they have been fully vaccinated and tested negative for the virus before they depart and when they arrive. To enable families to travel, Singapore has allowed entry to unvaccinated children aged 12 years and under if they are accompanied by someone flying under the scheme.
Singapore initially fought the COVID-19 pandemic by shutting borders, imposing lockdowns of varying intensity, and aggressive contact tracing. But with more than 80 percent of the population fully vaccinated, authorities are keen to revive the economy.
The latest easing expanded a program that began with vaccinated air travel lanes with Germany and Brunei last month and is now open to passengers from the United States, Canada, Britain, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands.
Passengers arriving as part of this scheme — which will include South Korea from November 15 — will not have to be quarantined if they have been fully vaccinated and tested negative for the virus before they depart and when they arrive. To enable families to travel, Singapore has allowed entry to unvaccinated children aged 12 years and under if they are accompanied by someone flying under the scheme.
Singapore initially fought the COVID-19 pandemic by shutting borders, imposing lockdowns of varying intensity, and aggressive contact tracing. But with more than 80 percent of the population fully vaccinated, authorities are keen to revive the economy.
