Singapore sets 14-day stay-home rule for inbound travellers to curb virus spread

Sharon See

Published Wed, Mar 18, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SINGAPORE authorities are imposing a 14-day stay home notice on all travellers while advising Singaporeans to defer all travel abroad, as it steps up measures to reduce the risk of community transmissions from imported novel coronavirus cases.

This comes as the Republic recorded the highest number of cases in a single day on Wednesday - 47, which brings the total number of cases to 313. Among them, 33 were imported, with Singapore residents - which includes Singaporeans and long-term residents - accounting for 30 of them.

Of these, 19 have travel history to Europe, while six travelled to North America, and six to Asean, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).

"We cannot afford to take further risks if the number of these imported cases continue to rise - and that's why we are imposing additional border controls and travel restrictions today," Lawrence Wong, National Development Minister and co-chair of a multi-ministry taskforce set up to deal with the coronavirus, said at a press confere…