Singapore restricts passengers who have ever been to India

From 23:59 p.m. on April 23, all holders of long-term residency cards or short-term tourists arrived in India within the past 14 days, according to the Singapore COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Task Force. will not be allowed to enter or transit in Singapore.
This rule also applies to those who have been previously approved to enter Singapore.

Passenger at Changi International Airport, Singapore, on March 15, 2021. Photo: AFP / VNA According to the Vietnam News Agency reporter in Singapore, in addition to the above regulations, those who have recently come to India and have not completed the 14-day quarantine period to 23:59 p.m. on April 22 will have to undergo concentrated isolation for another 7 days. These individuals will have to undergo 3 PCR tests: on arrival, on the 14th day and before the end of the quarantine period. In recent days, India has continuously recorded the highest number of new infections and daily deaths ever. In the past 24 hours, the South Asian country recorded 332,503 cases and 2,256 deaths. These are the number of new infections and deaths caused by COVID-19 in a day at levels not seen since the outbreak of the pandemic. According to worldometers.info, as of the morning of April 23 (Vietnam time), India had a total of 16.2 million cases, of which 186,928 died. In addition, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) on April 22 announced that 17 workers at the Westlite Woodlands dormitory were found to be re-infected, although there is no evidence that these cases are related. epidemic in India or with a new strain of virus appearing there. Therefore, preventive measures for COVID-19 will be tightened for migrant workers to minimize the risk of re-infection in those who have recovered from the disease. Accordingly, all new migrant workers from higher-risk countries and regions will be placed on quarantine for 14 days at quarantine facilities. After they test negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, they will be sent to the Migrant Labor Referral Center (MWOC). In the past, these workers had to stay on quarantine for only 4 days at the quarantine facilities before being sent to MWOC during their remaining quarantine period. As for the newly arrived migrant workers whose test results have antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, they will have to undergo a bi-weekly screening regime. Previously, they were exempt from this requirement. As of April 29, recovered workers living in dormitories or those working in the construction, marine and processing industries living in Singapore will have to undergo periodic inspections. about 9 months, or 270 days, from the date they get COVID-19.