Singapore tightens border measures for travellers from 7 African countries


The restrictions will also apply to those who have obtained prior approval for entry into Singapore as long as they have been in those countries in the last 14 days. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): New restrictions have been placed on travellers from several African countries by the Ministry of Health (MOH) amid reports of a potentially more contagious variant of the Covid-19 virus circulating in that region.

MOH said on Friday (Nov 26) that all travellers with recent travel history to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe will from 11.59pm on Saturday no longer be allowed to enter into or transit through Singapore.

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