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Coronavirus: Singapore and South Korea to launch quarantine-free travel lane from November 15
- New arrangement, which will apply only to people who are fully vaccinated, reflects ‘the trust both countries have in each other’s ability to manage Covid-19’, says Singapore Transport Minister S. Iswaran
- Singapore already operates similar schemes with Germany and Brunei and is hoping to introduce one with the United States before the end of the year
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Singapore and South Korea are to launch a quarantine-free travel lane for people who are fully vaccinated from November 15.
The travel lane will be Singapore’s third such arrangement, following the launches last month of similar schemes with Germany and Brunei. It also follows an announcement on Thursday by Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong that Singapore was working with the United States to create a quarantine-free travel lane for vaccinated people before the end of the year.
Under the scheme with South Korea, tourists travelling between Singapore’s Changi Airport and Incheon International Airport will need to take a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test before departure and upon arrival.
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The two countries will also recognise each other’s vaccination certificates so travellers will benefit from more relaxed rules covering people who have received their shots.
In Singapore, people who have received two shots can eat in restaurants while unvaccinated people are limited to eating in open-air hawker centres. In South Korea, groups of six are allowed to gather after 6pm in the Seoul metropolitan area if at least four in the party are fully inoculated. Unvaccinated people can gather only in pairs.
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