FILE PHOTO: Healthcare worker Sarah Lim receives her coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) in Singapore on December 30, 2020. Lee Jia Wen/Ministry of Communications and Information/Handout via REUTERS
SINGAPORE — Singapore will consider relaxing travel restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the co-head of the government’s virus task force said on Monday.
The Southeast Asian travel hub has largely banned leisure travel and has some limited business and official travel agreements with certain countries. Most returning residents have to isolate themselves in designated hotels or at home for up to two weeks.
“There are several ongoing studies on the effectiveness of vaccines in reducing transmission risk, and we are monitoring these very carefully,” Lawrence Wong said in parliament.
“If there is clear evidence that transmission risks can be lowered significantly, we will certainly consider some relaxation to the SHN (stay home notice) regime for vaccinated travelers.”