Singapore, November 16 : .Singapore has extended the Vaccinated Travel Lane arrangement (VTL), with India, Indonesia Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Health stated in a statement.The VTLs with India and Indonesia will start to work from November 29, and those with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will be launched on December 6, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.According to Xinhua, the VTLs for India and Indonesia will begin working from November 29.VTLs for Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE will launch on December 6.
To date, Singapore has launched VTLs with Australia, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the US, according to the Health Ministry.According to the Health Ministry, Singapore has so far launched VTLs in Australia, Brunei and Canada with France, Germany.Italy.South Korea.Spain.Switzerland.The UK.
Singapore will also launch VTLs with Malaysia, Finland, and Sweden from November 29.Singapore also plans to launch VTLs in Malaysia, Finland and Sweden starting November 29.
According to the Ministry, travellers under the VTL arrangement are not subject to Stay-Home Notice on arrival.The Ministry states that VTL arrangements are exempt from Stay-Home notices upon arrival.
Instead, they will be required to produce a negative result of Pre-Departure Test taken within two days prior to departure and undergo an on-arrival PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test.They will need to submit a negative Pre-Departure Test result within 2 days of departure.
On Monday, Singapore reported 2,069 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 239,272.Singapore has reported 269 confirmed Covid-19 cases, which brings the total to 239 272.
Meanwhile, eight more fatalities increased the overall death toll to 594.Eight more deaths brought the death total to 594.
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