Singapore tightens Covid-19 measures for travellers from Vietnam

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All travellers entering Singapore who have a travel history in the past 21 days to Vietnam, will be required to serve a 21-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at dedicated facilities.

All travellers entering Singapore who have a travel history in the past 21 days to Vietnam, will be required to serve a 21-day Stay-Home Notice at dedicated facilities.

Before this, they also had to serve 21 days but the last seven days could be done at a place of residence or self-sourced accommodation. The Ministry of Health said on Thursday that the tighter measures will apply to travellers who have not completed their 14-day SHN at dedicated facilities, by Saturday, 2359 hours.Travellers who are currently serving their SHN at a place of residence or self-sourced accommodation will be required to complete the 21 days at their current location to minimise movement and risk of transmission.

MOH added that they will have to do Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction tests on arrival, on day 14 of their SHN and before the end of their SHN period. - The Straits Times/Asia News Network

 

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