Singapore to welcome vaccinated travellers from Australia, Switzerland from Nov 8

But Australia opening borders only to fully vaccinated citizens, PRs and their immediate families

Sharon See

Published Wed, Oct 27, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Singapore

FROM Nov 8, vaccinated travellers from Australia and Switzerland will be welcome in Singapore, and will not need to serve a quarantine, Transport Minister S Iswaran said on Tuesday (Oct 26).

The two countries join an existing 11 that are part of Singapore's vaccinated travel lanes (VTL), as the Republic takes "calibrated" steps to reopen its borders.

"This is still a fraction of the countries that Changi Airport was connected with pre-Covid-19. To rebuild the aviation hub, we will need to steadily restore safe two-way quarantine-free travel with more countries and regions," Iswaran told reporters at a briefing.

"We are in discussions with other partners, including regional neighbours, to…