Hi David, Singapore is in Phase 3 currently since Dec. 28th 2020. Restrictions have eased a bit within the community. Not more than 8 persons allowed to visit your home at any given time.
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Singapore nationals and permanent residents are allowed to enter SG, but must have proof of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of departure and spend 14 days in quarantine after being served a stay-home notice (SHN) on arrival. This can be undertaken in a dedicated SHN facility, or at their place of residence. However, those who opt for the latter must wear an electronic monitoring device for 14 days and will be subject to checks, including random visits, calls and text messages. Details including ID card or passport number must be shared in order to confirm identity. A further PCR test must be taken and come back negative before being allowed out into the community.
Those traveling from countries with an Air Travel Pass agreement must apply for entry between seven and 30 days before departure and submit health details and all travel movements over the previous 14 days via a SGArrivalCard. They must also download the Trace Together app to their mobile device and pay for an on-arrival PCR test, at a cost of SGD$196 (US $148). This applies to all travelers aged six and over. Passengers must also secure non-residential accommodation for 48 hours while awaiting their results.
As of January 24, anyone entering Singapore for any reason will get a rapid Covid-19 test upon arriving at the airport. And as of January 31, all travelers will have to prove they have travel insurance that can cover at least $30,000 in expenses if necessary.
Business travelers using the Reciprocal Green Lane and working for Singapore-based companies are subject to the same rules and must be staying at a non-residential address. They must also give authorities an itinerary for the entire length of their stay.
Due to concern about the new coronavirus variant, travelers from the UK, Brazil or South Africa now have to quarantine for 21 days. However, they can split this up, spending the first two weeks in a government-approved facility and the last week at home. A planned travel bubble with Hong Kong has been indefinitely postponed.
Covid has been largely suppressed in the community. Singapore has had 59,157 cases and just 29 deaths from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic in Dec 2019, all thanks to our excellent healthcare facilities in SG. New cases are largely confined to quarantine facilities. Wearing masks and safe distancing is compulsory and legal proceedings and heavy fines are imposed on those not adhering to the same.
So in short we are all trapped within the confines of SG, till I guess the entire population gets vaccinated. With our vaccination programme underway, good progress has been made so far. More than 60,000 individuals have received their first does of the vaccine, including staff working in healthcare, nursing home, frontline and essential services, as well as seniors in our nursing homes. Staff at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases have also received their second dose of vaccine and have completed the full vaccination regimen. Vaccinations are being progressively extended to seniors across the island from mid-February 2021. Singapore aims to complete entire population COVID-19 vaccinations by the third quarter of 2021.
