Singapore will grant entry to fewer entry approvals from India for non-Singapore citizens or permanent residents with immediate effect, the ministry said in another press release also published Tuesday. Starting at the end of April 22, all travelers who have recently been to India will be subjected to an extra seven days of home isolation following their 14-day quarantine at a government-designated facility.
SINGAPORE – Singapore will grant entry to fewer entry approvals from India for non-Singapore citizens or permanent residents with immediate effect, the ministry said in another press release also published Tuesday.
Starting at the end of April 22, all travelers who have recently been to India will be subjected to an extra seven days of home isolation following their 14-day quarantine at a government-designated facility.
Singapore is reviewing its border measures for recovered travelers following the emergence of new variants of concern as coronavirus cases tick up around the world.
The city-state will also closely monitor for re-infection of people who have previously recovered from Covid-19, the Health Ministry said in a statement published Tuesday. The announcement came after a recent case, where an individual likely contracted the virus again during a visit to India and was infectious when he returned to Singapore, the ministry said.
The Southeast Asian country, which has largely managed to contain the pandemic, is stepping up its safeguards amid new waves of virus infections in Europe and Asia. New measures include reducing border entry approvals and extending isolation measures for travelers from India amid an escalation of Covid-19 cases in that country.
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India now has the world’s fastest-growing Covid-19 caseload, adding 259,170 new infections and 1,761 deaths on Tuesday, leaving it behind only the U.S. in terms of total numbers.
