Stay-home notice cut to 14 days for travellers from high-risk areas, but they must take additional Covid-19 rapid tests

Singapore

ALL new travellers arriving from high-risk countries and regions must be placed on a 14-day stay-home notice (SHN) from June 24 instead of serving 21 days at dedicated facilities.

However, they must take an antigen rapid test using self-test kits on the third, seventh and eleventh day after arriving in Singapore.

This new requirement will come into force on June 28.

Travellers can collect the self-test kits when they reach the SHN facilities.

The higher-risk places include all countries or regions except Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Macau, China, and New Zealand. The new measures do not apply to those who are now serving their 21-day SHN.

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