Singapore: Singapore will expand its quarantine-free travel programme to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this month, its health ministry said on Wednesday, and will progressively add more destinations under the scheme.
It will also restore and increase quotas under its vaccinated travel programme, which had been reduced in December to deal with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
New Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights, that allows quarantine-free travel to Singapore, will start on Feb. 25.
Travellers who wish to visit Singapore must fulfill the following requirements:
Be fully vaccinated with WHO Emergency Use Listing Vaccines
Hold an Accepted Proof of Vaccination
Fulfil Travel History & Designated VTL Flight Requirements
[Foreign short-term visitors only]: COVID-19 Travel Insurance
[Foreign short-term visitors only]: Travel Visa for Visa-required Travel Document Holders
Singapore will also streamline border measures for travellers from most countries and remove an entry approval requirement for eligible long-term pass holders, making it easier for expatriates to travel, the ministry said.
The country reported a record 19,179 local coronavirus infections the previous day, but a majority of the cases had mild or no symptoms. The government said the case load was within expectations and that the overall situation in the healthcare system remained stable.