The Multi-Ministry Taskforce has been closely monitoring the global COVID-19 situation. We will tighten our border measures for travellers from Australia, given the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases there.
As the situation in Guangdong province, Mainland China has improved, we will allow travellers from Guangdong province, Mainland China to undergo a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test upon arrival, and to go about their activities in Singapore if the PCR test result is negative.
The Government announced today that all passenger flights from the United Kingdom will be prohibited from landing in Hong Kong from July 1. It will also list the UK as an extremely high-risk Group A1 specified place to restrict people who have stayed there for more than two hours from boarding passenger flights for Hong Kong.
The second meeting of the France-Singapore Joint Committee on Science and Innovation (JCSI) was held online on 24 June 2021. The JCSI aims to enhance research cooperation between France and Singapore in the areas of science and technology. The first JCSI meeting took place in Paris in November 2019.
Singapore and the United Kingdom (UK) have launched negotiations on a UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (UKSDEA). This was announced today, 28 June before the videoconference between Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations S Iswaran and UK Secretary of State for International Trade Elizabeth Truss.
Given the increased cases observed in New South Wales, we will be tightening border control measures for travellers with travel history to New South Wales. From 26 June 2021, 2359 hours:
a. Singapore Citizens (SCs), Permanent Residents (PRs) and Long-Term Pass holders entering Singapore with travel history to New South Wales, Australia, within the last 21 days before departure for Singapore, will be subject to an on-arrival COVID-19 PCR test, a 7-day SHN at their place of residence, and a COVID-19 PCR test before the end of the SHN period.
b. Short-term travellers holding an Air Travel Pass (ATP) with travel history to New South Wales, Australia, within the last 21 days before departure for Singapore, will not be allowed to enter Singapore.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), together with the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and the Finance Houses Association of Singapore (FHAS), today announced an extension of the existing industry-wide support measures [1] for individuals and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Tier 1 and 2 sectors [2] that continue to face financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From 23 June 2021, 2359 hours, all travellers with recent travel history in the past 21 days to higher risk countries/regions immediately prior to arrival in Singapore, will only be required to complete 14 days of their SHN at dedicated SHN facilities.
They will undergo COVID-19 PCR tests on-arrival and on Day 14 of their arrival. They will be allowed to end their SHN as long as they have a negative result for their PCR test on Day 14 of their arrival.
When traveling to Japan, you (including Japanese nationals) are required to have a certificate of COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours before departure from Singapore. If you do not have the certificate, you will not be allowed to enter Japan based on the Quarantine Act.
You will need to install Video calling and Location-tracking app, and will be checked for the contact information on your “Written Pledge” before being allowed to proceed to the immigration checkpoint. (The requirements above also apply to Japanese nationals.)
