Singapore’s government has voted to revoke the requirement for pre-departure tests for Covid-19 for travelers who are fully vaccinated as well as those who are not fully vaccinated or vaccinated children aged 12 and younger from the 26th of April.
Singapore removed Covid 19 restrictions
The Ministry of Health said in an announcement that they were in a position to relax further restrictions for the pandemic period which was one of Singapore’s biggest “significant steps” toward normalcy. The restrictions on group size are set to be removed by reducing physical distance and limits on the capacity for large gatherings will be relaxed.
After the announcement by the Health Ministry, Singapore Airlines has issued an update, stating that “From 26 April 2022, fully vaccinated travelers and non-fully vaccinated children aged 12 and below do not need to take a pre-departure test for entry into Singapore”
Singapore is the very first Asian economy to eliminate any restrictions on vaccination for tourists who want to visit the city and the government is working to revive the tourism and aviation industries that were affected due to the pandemic.
At present, all travelers traveling to Singapore must meet the requirement for A PCR/Antigen test or medical evidence of prior Covid-19-related infection with a positive antigen or PCR test results.
Entry Requirements for Fully Vaccinated Travellers
Singapore is available to passengers who are fully vaccinated. passengers are not required to go through any quarantine or RT-PCR tests prior to or upon arrival, but they must meet other conditions. Passengers need to ensure that they have met the criteria to be considered to be fully vaccination-free.
Passengers are required to show proof of vaccination. document/certificate can be requested at various points during the trip.
Singapore where passengers are fully vaccinated and meet the following vaccine conditions:
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Moderna
- AstraZeneca
- Serum Indian Institute
- Janssen
- Sinopharm
- Sinovac
- Covaxin
- Nuvaxovid (Novavax)
Unvaccinated/Partially Vaccinated
Singapore is accessible to a lot of unvaccinated and not fully vaccinated travelers. Any passengers traveling to Singapore must meet specific rules set out in the COVID-19 test quarantine and form sections
Here’s who you can fly to Singapore at the moment:
- Permanent residents and Nationals of Singapore.
- Foreign nationals who have admission approval. The categories of travelers that are approved are listed on the Singapore Government Agency Website.
- Minors under 13 years old and who are not citizens of Singapore.
- People younger than 18 who have a Long-Term Pass or the appropriate In-Principle Approval (IPA).
- Passengers who have received an exemption from vaccination.
Singapore Covid-19 Rules:
“We are cheered by the further easing of measures announced by the multi-ministry task force yesterday,” said Mr. Lee in a Facebook post.
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