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SINGAPORE – Tourists and all other travelers from China and the state of Victoria in Australia will be able to enter Singapore without an extended quarantine period starting next Friday (November 6), and the Republic will open its borders to these two places.
They will have to undergo a Covid-19 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test upon arrival. If they test negative, they can go about business without giving a stay-at-home notice.
The same applies to Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders returning from these two areas.
Singapore had previously announced similar unilateral measures for all forms of travel from Brunei, New Zealand, Vietnam, and all other parts of Australia except Victoria, which until recently had been fighting more cases than the rest of the country.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on Thursday (Oct 29) that mainland China and Victoria had been added to the list as they have comprehensive public health surveillance systems and have successfully controlled the spread of the Covid virus. -19.
China has a local incidence rate of the virus of 0.00009 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, while Victoria has a rate of 0.099 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, it said in a statement.
“The risk of importing these places is low,” said CAAS.
Travelers from the two locations will be able to apply for an air transport pass to enter Singapore from noon on Friday to enter from November 6.
Applicants must have been in China or Australia for the last 14 consecutive days before entering Singapore. Travel abroad is still restricted in both countries.
As of noon Thursday, CAAS had approved 1,375 requests to travel to Singapore from Brunei, New Zealand, Vietnam and Australia, excluding Victoria.
None of the travelers who have come to Singapore have tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival, CAAS said.
He added that he will update the local travel advisory to allow travel to China and all of Australia, although this is expected to have limited impact, with inbound travel restrictions still in effect in both countries.
China has been one of the main markets for Changi Airport, with 7.3 million passenger movements attributed to it last year. This represents 10.7 percent of Changi’s total traffic last year.
Indonesia was Changi’s main market, with 8.3 million passenger movements attributed to the country.
There are currently only 10 weekly flights to seven cities in China. This is in contrast to December last year, when there were 373 weekly flights to 36 cities in China.
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