Expats head for the exit as 'easy' Singapore's Covid controls bite

But after two years of mask-wearing, socialising in small groups and travel restrictions to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the Israeli human resources professional packed her bags for New York with her husband and children this month.

Companies and expatriate professionals have long been drawn to the business-friendly country, one of the safest places in the world with a high quality of living, political stability, a skilled workforce, ease of travel and low taxes. For Ms Sandler, it was"devastating" that giving birth to her daughter in the middle of the outbreak meant her family did not meet her second child for a year.

But even the number of employment pass holders, or professionals earning at least S$4,500 monthly, fell nearly 14 per cent from 193,700 in December 2019 to 166,900 in June 2021. "Even though our jobs were good, it was also very stressful and very demanding," said Ms Santos."We didn't want that kind of lifestyle anymore."

There has been a"trickle" of movement from Hong Kong into Singapore, said Mr Lee Quane, regional director at relocation firm ECA International. He expects expatriate outflows from Singapore to outpace inflows through 2022, citing tighter foreign worker policies and wariness over potential curbs due to virus variants.

These are the people our singaporean men have to protect? 2 full years and 10 cycles our singaporean men wasted for these trash? Running away at first taste of hardship.

I suppose the virus/variant is also as unreliable hub or not...thats life

To get the true numbers, just ask -off the record- international schools admission offices. It’s way more than a few expats leaving The issue isn’t reopening. Singapore will reopen. The issue is that it will close again when a new variant appears. It’s proven unreliable as a hub

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