Unilateral move to welcome visitors aimed at reviving business Covid19
All travellers from the two countries will not be required to serve stay-home notice periods, but will be allowed to travel freely once they test negative on a swab test administered on arrival. The test results will be returned within 48 hours.
Although Singapore is observing the case loads in these countries as a key determining factor for further negotiations, Mr Ong said the government will also gather input from medical experts on the trustworthiness of the numbers reported by different countries. Bilateral arrangements will take more time, but will certainly be more beneficial to the aviation sector, he said.
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