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BT EXCLUSIVE: VIRUS OUTBREAK

Singapore keeps key links going with very selective quarantine-free entry

Some key travellers get to enter the country through 'special prior approval', but can skip stay-home notice only after case-by-case assessments

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Annabeth Leow

Annabeth Leow

Published Wed, Feb 3, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    THE Lion City is still open for business: Key global travellers who need to enter Singapore are given flexibility by the authorities, even if they do not qualify for the inbound travel channels formally in place here.

    Stay-home notice (SHN) requirements can even be waived for some of these business and essential visitors, although government agencies told The Business Times that the number of short-term entries remains low and SHN exemptions are not a given.

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