Singapore aims to eliminate all COVID-19 testing for vaccinated travelers

Singapore aims to eliminate all testing COVID-19 For travelers who have been vaccinated, maybe in the next few weeks, Keith Tan, executive director of the tourism board of Singapore, said at a forum in Manila, Philippines on April 19.

Currently, Singapore has dropped most of the regulations to prevent COVID-19 for travelers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. Travelers can now arrive at Changi Airport without having to be tested or quarantined upon arrival. However, visitors still need to be tested for COVID-19 before entering the country.

As Bloomberg points out, Singapore is joining a growing group of countries that have abolished COVID-19 testing for travelers. In addition to Singapore, the UK, Ireland, Norway and Jordan have implemented this policy.

According to travel booking site Kayak.com, more than 30 countries worldwide currently do not have COVID-19 regulations for most travelers. According to this site, about 158 ​​countries and territories have some regulations, while 36 countries are still basically closed.

The Straits Times on April 18 reported that the number of travelers passing through Changi Airport last week reached 31% of the average weekly passenger traffic in 2019, the pre-COVID-19 pandemic traffic. This is a significant increase from 18 per cent a month ago, with the airport hub’s recovery accelerating after Singapore opened its borders more widely from April 1 to all travelers who had received the COVID vaccine. -19 full.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said 400,000 air passengers passed through Singapore in the week ending April 17.

CAAS added: “Traffic volumes increased in all major markets, with particularly strong growth in traffic to and from Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Direct traffic increased with both international and local tourists, with Singapore citizens and permanent residents accounting for 32% of total direct traffic.