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SINGAPORE: Starting at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, all travelers entering Singapore from Malaysia or Japan will be required to serve a 14-day home stay notice period in dedicated facilities, said on Friday (November 20) the Ministry of Health (MOH).
“The multi-ministerial task force has been closely monitoring the global COVID-19 situation and will toughen border measures given the resurgence of cases in Malaysia and Japan,” the ministry said.
The new measures take effect from 11:59 p.m. on Sunday and apply to all travelers with a history of travel in the last 14 days to either of the two countries.
All travelers, except Singapore citizens and permanent residents, entering Singapore after 11.59 pm on November 27 and who have a history of travel in the last 14 days to Malaysia will be required to take a chain reaction test COVID-19 polymerase (PCR) within 72 hours. before departure.
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MALAYSIA TRAVELERS
The government announced earlier this year that travelers from Malaysia, other than Sabah, can present a seven-day stay-at-home notice at their place of residence. Those who traveled to Sabah are required to submit a 14-day stay-at-home notice at specialized facilities.
“Given the sharp increase in cases in Malaysia recently, all travelers entering Singapore from November 22 at 11:59 PM with a history of travel (including transit) in the past 14 days to Malaysia will be required to submit a 14-day home stay notice in … dedicated facilities, “the Health Ministry said.
“This also applies to travelers entering Singapore to work under the Periodic Posting Agreement and to Singapore-based returning travelers under the Singapore-Malaysia reciprocal green lane.”
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Travelers who need to have a PCR test will be required to submit a valid negative COVID-19 test result as a condition for approval to enter Singapore, the Health Ministry said.
This requirement will not apply to travelers returning from Singapore based on the Singapore-Malaysia reciprocal green lane.
JAPAN TRAVELERS
Those arriving in Singapore from Japan starting next Monday would also have to provide a 14-day stay-at-home notice at specialized facilities.
The government announced on Oct. 27 that travelers from Japan could choose not to deliver their 14-day stay-at-home notice at dedicated facilities if they had found a suitable place of residence.
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“These travelers will no longer be able to choose to leave the dedicated stay-at-home notice facility and deliver their 14-day stay-at-home notice to their place of residence, even if they have obtained approval to exclude themselves earlier,” he said. the Ministry of Health.
The new requirement also applies to Singapore-based returning travelers on the Singapore-Japan reciprocal green lane.
HOME NOTICE IN PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Travelers from Fiji, Finland, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkey would still be able to serve their 14-day stay-at-home notice period at their place of residence, if they meet the following criteria:
– They have not traveled to any other country or region besides those mentioned above, as well as Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Macao, mainland China, New Zealand, Taiwan and Vietnam, in the last 14 consecutive days prior to arrival, and
– They live alone or stay with household members who are also serving the stay-at-home notice with the same duration and the same travel history.
As the global situation evolves, the Health Ministry said it would continue to adjust Singapore’s border measures to manage the risk of importation and transmission to the community.
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