Travel bubble: Singapore requires on-arrival test for Hong Kong travellers after surge in virus cases
- The Hong Kong-Singapore quarantine-free travel scheme starts on Sunday, but an increase in Covid-19 infections in Hong Kong has caused concern
- People landing at Singapore’s Changi Airport will now have to take a PCR coronavirus test when they arrive
They will then need to self isolate in their place of residence for six to eight hours while waiting for the result, and will not be able to use public transport during that time.
The on-arrival test costs S$196 (HK$1,130), meaning that the total testing costs will now be HK$3,020 (S$523), up from HK$1,890 (S$327). However, to give travellers time to adjust to this change, they will not need to pay for the on-arrival Covid-19 PCR test for the first week, from November 22 to 28.
Under the original arrangement, travellers were required to take two tests in Hong Kong, one within 72 hours of departing the city and another upon arriving at Hong Kong International Airport. In Singapore, travellers only need to take one test within 72 hours of their departure flight.