Singapore Expands VTL Scheme to Hong Kong, Philippines, UAE
A quarantine-free corridor with the Indonesian islands of Batam and Bintan is also being opened up.
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A quarantine-free corridor with the Indonesian islands of Batam and Bintan is also being opened up.
Although transactions can take place virtually, in-person interactions are needed to build trust, he said. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The safe reopening of borders is needed in the Asia-Pacific region for businesses to reconnect with the world and underpin economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, said Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong.
This follows hints that the country may allow quarantine-free entry at the end of March or in late April.
Mandatory quarantines have been scrapped and holidaymakers are now eligible to stay for up to 30 days.