SINGAPORE: From Monday, all travellers entering Singapore from Malaysia or Japan will have to serve a 14-day stay-home notice period at dedicated facilities, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (Nov 20).
"The multi-ministry task force has been closely monitoring the global COVID-19 situation and will be tightening border measures given the resurgence of cases in Malaysia and Japan," said the ministry.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe new measures take effect from Monday and apply to all travellers who have a travel history in the past 14 days to either of the two countries.
All travellers, except for Singapore citizens and permanent residents, entering Singapore from 11.59pm on Nov 27 who have a travel history in the past 14 days to Malaysia will be required to take a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test within 72 hours before departure.
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AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Government announced earlier this year that travellers from Malaysia, excluding Sabah, are allowed to serve a seven-day stay-home notice at their place of residence. Those who travelled to Sabah are required to serve a 14-day stay-home notice at dedicated facilities.
"Given the sharp increase in cases in Malaysia recently, all travellers entering Singapore from Nov 22, 11.59pm who have a travel history (including transit) in the past 14 days to Malaysia will be required to serve a 14-day stay-home notice at dedicated ... facilities," said MOH.
"This also applies to travellers entering Singapore to work under the Periodic Commuting Arrangement and returning Singapore-based travellers under the Singapore – Malaysia Reciprocal Green Lane."
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This requirement will not apply for returning Singapore-based travellers under the Singapore-Malaysia Reciprocal Green Lane.
TRAVELLERS FROM JAPAN
Those arriving in Singapore from Japan from next Monday would also have to serve a 14-day stay-home notice at dedicated facilities.
The Government announced on Oct 27 that travellers from Japan were allowed to opt out of serving their 14-day stay-home notice at dedicated facilities if they had found a suitable place of residence.
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The new requirement also applies to returning Singapore-based travellers under the Singapore-Japan Reciprocal Green Lane.
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