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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): Visitors from Taiwan will be able to enter Singapore for all forms of travel and will not be quarantined from next Friday (December 18), provided they test negative for Covid-19 on their arrival.
The same applies to Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders returning from Taiwan, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on Friday (December 11), announcing the decision to the Republic to unilaterally open its borders to Taiwan.
“Taiwan has a comprehensive public health surveillance system and has demonstrated successful control over the spread of the Covid-19 virus,” CAAS said.
“During the last 28 days, Taiwan has not registered local cases of Covid-19. The risk of importation from Taiwan is low.”
Visitors to Taiwan will now be able to apply for an air travel pass to enter Singapore starting December 18.
CAAS will also update the Singapore Travel Advisory to allow travel to Taiwan.
The opening is unilateral as restrictions in Taiwan remain in force, and social and leisure visits by foreign nationals are currently prohibited.
Taiwan is the sixth place Singapore has unilaterally opened, after Australia, Brunei Darussalam, mainland China, New Zealand and Vietnam.
CAAS said that at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, it approved 9,284 visitor requests to these locations and received 4,050 visitors.
At 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, all visitors arriving in Singapore under the air travel pass scheme tested negative for Covid-19. – The Straits Times / Asia News Network
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