Merlion Park - An iconic statue of Singapore (Source: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Foreign Ministry warned Vietnamese citizens not to travelto Singapore if not really necessary, after the country issued new regulations onentry procedures amid the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The ministry cited the Singaporean Embassyin Vietnam’s announcement as saying that from 23:59 on March 16, all travellersentering Singapore with recent travel history to ASEAN countries (includingVietnam), Japan, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom within the previous 14 dayswill be issued with a 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN).
In addition, they will have to provideproof of the place where they will serve the 14-day SHN, for example a hotel bookingcovering the entire period, or a place of residence they or their familymembers own.
In addition to the SHN requirement, allshort-term visitors who are nationals of any ASEAN country will have to submitrequisite information on their health to the Singapore Overseas Mission in thecountry they are resident before their intended date of travel. The submissionwill have to be approved by Singapore’s Ministry of Health before travel toSingapore, and the approval will be verified by the Immigration and CheckpointsAuthority officers at the Singapore checkpoints. Short-term visitors who arrivein Singapore without the necessary approval will be denied entry into Singapore,the Vietnamese ministry said.
Therefore, the ministry advised Vietnamesecitizens, who have plans to go to Singapore or other countries, to get regularupdates on regulations of the destination countries and airlines, prepare allnecessary papers as required, and strictly follow recommendations and COVID-19prevention and control regulations of the host countries’ authorised offices./.
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