Singapore’s vaccinated travel easing starts with Germany, Brunei
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Singapore will pilot quarantine-free travel lanes for vaccinated passengers next month from Germany and Brunei and open up to visitors from Hong Kong and Macau in its first big move yet to lift border restrictions that have been in place since early in the pandemic.
In what are the highly anticipated first steps of the city’s reopening, travelers from Germany and Brunei can enter Singapore from Sept. 8 without the need to have a purpose for visiting and controlled itinerary or sponsor requirements, officials said during a press briefing in the city-state Thursday. Restrictions will be eased for visitors from Hong Kong and Macau from Aug. 21, where risk of virus importation is low. Germany and Brunei were chosen as places where Singapore could test its confidence in vaccinated travel lanes, with Covid infections in both places at manageable levels. Travelers from Singapore were already allowed to enter Germany with minimal restrictions, while Brunei generally limits foreign tourists.More Related News