Short-term arrivals from certain Chinese cities may be allowed to enter if they observe a 14-day self-isolation period COVID19 Singapore
National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry taskforce on the coronavirus outbreak, noted that the situation in the Middle Kingdom has recently come “under control”, with Chinese authorities reporting zero local cases. “And if the situation stabilises, then we will consider looking at changing the travel restrictions for some of the Chinese cities.”
Currently, no short-term visitors from any country or territory in the world are allowed into Singapore. He was responding to a question on whether the Republic might ease travel restrictions on arrivals from China, given the improving situation there. Wong urged Singaporeans to play their part by adhering to safe distancing measures and staying home, which will help curb the spread of the virus. “We have an excellent contact tracing team, and they are going all out to trace down each and every new case, identify the links and to ringfence the cluster. But it does not help them, or it will be very difficult for them as they go about doing their work, that we see new cases popping up every day.
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