Singapore to ask more inbound travelers to take Covid-19 test before departure


Singapore's Changi Airport. - The Star

SINGAPORE, Nov 12 (Xinhua): Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that from (Tuesday) Nov 17, the country will require more inbound travelers to take Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test within 72 hours before departure.

It said in a press release that all inbound travelers who are not Singapore citizens or permanent residents, except those from lower-risk countries and regions, will need to do so.

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