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Singapore s mandatory quarantine created a COVID-free utopia

I recently spent 14 days quarantined in Singapore, as required by the city’s COVID-19 protocols for travelers. This was mandated by a Stay-Home Notice (SHN) from the Immigration Checkpoint Authorities. I was put into a hotel designated by the Singapore Tourism Board, which runs the government’s ground operations for anyone traveling from high-risk countries. I was a threat to Singapore, having come from the United States, where the coronavirus rages out of control. Singapore’s strict protocols were intended to protect its population from me. Yet it was I who felt safe. I had not been back in Singapore for seven years, and I was nervous about being quarantined when I boarded my flight from Boston. For Singaporean citizens like me, who left the city before its March coronavirus travel advisories, the government picked up the cost of the mandatory quarantine measures through the end of 2020. Noncitizens as well as Singaporeans who left the city after March 27 have to pay fe

Op-Ed: How I found a little slice of COVID-free utopia in Singapore

Op-Ed: How I found a little slice of COVID-free utopia in Singapore Grace Segran © (John Ueland / For The Times) The Singapore government issues Stay-Home Notices, which require a two-week quarantine in an assigned facility, to travelers from high-risk countries like the U.S. (John Ueland / For The Times) Editor’s note: The opinions in this article are the author’s, as published by our content partner, and do not represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. I recently spent 14 days quarantined in Singapore, as required by the city’s COVID-19 protocols for travelers. This was mandated by a Stay-Home Notice (SHN) from the Immigration Checkpoint Authorities. I was put into a hotel designated by the Singapore Tourism Board, which runs the government’s ground operations for anyone traveling from high-risk countries.

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