Singapore Eases Rules for Same-Day Visitors

The Singapore government said indoor masks will no longer be mandatory from August 29 on and that masks will only be worn in medical facilities and on public transport. The bigger announcement is same-day visitors will no longer be required to be vaccinated when entering the country. Same-day visitors will just need to present a two day negative nucleic acid test with the 7 day home quarantine requirement now scrapped. Visitors who are unvaccinated will be required to take out travel insurance for Covid pneumonia. The Singapore health department reported 2,700 confirmed daily cases as of August 23, with the average number of confirmed cases in seven days dropping significantly.

Japan’s Prime Minister announced beginning September 7, the country will scrap its requirement of a negative Covid-19 test for arriving travelers who are vaccinated and boosted. Bloomberg said the pressure was on from the tourism industry and other businesses to ease most of the “stri