Singapore detects five imported Covid-19 cases among 5,134 VTL travellers


The VTL scheme allows travellers vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter Singapore without having to serve a stay-home notice.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Of the 5,134 travellers who have entered Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme so far, only five have tested positive for Covid-19.

Transport Minister S. Iswaran revealed these figures during a virtual media interview on Tuesday (Oct 26) as he announced plans to further expand the scheme to Australia and Switzerland from Nov 8.

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