Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs Covid-19 reopening


Singapore has had especially strict border controls, quarantine and contact tracing. - Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters): For months, Briton Jamie Pierre has been trying to get approval to travel to Singapore for his new job there. But after repeated checks online plus multiple emails and messages, he is frustrated, confused, and still without an entry permit.

Now, as Singapore says it may ease Covid-19 quarantines in September for vaccinated people, he hardly dares feel optimistic.

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