SINGAPORE – The SG Arrival Card, which travellers including Singaporean residents submit before returning to the Republic, will be a permanent feature to guard against importing infectious diseases of concern such as yellow fever, the Middle East respiratory syndrome and Ebola, said Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung in Parliament on Monday (Feb 6). “We don’t want them to become...
Currently, all travellers entering Singapore via air and sea checkpoints have to fill up the SG Arrival Card within three days of their arrival.SINGAPORE – The SG Arrival Card, which travellers including Singaporean residents submit before returning to the Republic, will be a permanent feature to guard against importing infectious diseases of concern such as yellow fever, the Middle East respiratory syndrome and Ebola, said Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung in Parliament on Monday .
Moreover, the information required can be submitted digitally, with only three questions to ascertain the risk of a traveller being infected with the current diseases of concern, he added. Only Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders who are returning to the country via the land checkpoints are exempted from submitting the SG Arrival Card.The ICA said last December that this was due to the high volume of traffic and travellers having to commute daily for work and study.
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