Singapore extends vaccinated journey lane scheme to eight extra international locations

Singapore will likely be extending its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme to eight extra international locations from October 19, permitting travellers who’re absolutely vaccinated towards the Covid-19 to enter the city-state with out having to serve quarantine, media experiences quoting the civil aviation authority stated on Saturday.
Fully vaccinated travellers from Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States will be capable of enter Singapore beneath this association from October 19, Channel News Asia reported, citing the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
This enlargement is being carried out in a “cautious and step-by-step manner” to assist “reclaim and rebuild” Singapore’s standing as a world aviation hub with world connectivity, the CAAS stated.

“The vaccinated travel lanes would restore two-way quarantine-free travel between Singapore and the eight newly announced countries,” Transport Minister S Iswaran stated throughout a press convention on Saturday.
This comes after the “experience and confidence gained” from the primary two vaccinated journey lanes with Brunei and Germany, which had been opened final month, the CAAS added.
On Friday, Singapore had introduced one other VTL with South Korea, beginning November 15.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong dominated out an entire lockdown, at the same time as Singapore reported 3,590 infections on Friday, together with 765 in migrant employee dormitories in addition to six deaths.