S'pore recorded over 42 million arrivals and departures in 2020, lowest in 5 years; 22 Covid-19 cases on Monday (Feb 8)

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said traveller volume fell as demand for air travel came to a halt. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (The Straits Times/ANN): Over 42 million travellers were cleared for entry and departure at Singapore's checkpoints last year, a plunge of more than 80 per cent from the year before, while the low-value goods that came in doubled in volume to over 21 million.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Monday (Feb 8) that the volume of arrivals and departures in 2020 - which saw an 80.6 per cent fall from the more than 217 million in 2019 - was the lowest in five years.