Coronavirus: Work-pass holders with symptoms entering Singapore may have to take swab test at checkpoints

SINGAPORE - All work-pass holders and dependants entering Singapore who have fever or other symptoms of respiratory illness may be required to undergo an immediate swab test for Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, at checkpoints.

The swab tests at checkpoints and entry approval requirement will kick in from 11.59pm on Wednesday , said MOM. The ministry said employers and work-pass holders have a joint duty to make sure the Covid-19 regulations, including existing stay-home requirements, are followed. Employers are required to apply for entry approval for their workers online, MOM said, and should also inform their affected employees and their dependants not to make travel plans to Singapore until approval has been given.

On the swab tests for work-pass holders and their dependants who show symptoms upon entering the country, MOM said those who have taken the test will be allowed to carry on with their journeys as results may take between three and six hours.Those whose results come back positive will be taken to hospital in specialised ambulances.

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