Singapore had reported more than 54,500 infections in dormitories since the pandemic began. Another 98,289 workers were found positive through serology testing.
Singapore has decided to start a new travel lane for business and official travellers that will allow them to visit the city-state without quarantine for short-term stays.
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong said first priority will be given to those who are at greatest risk: healthcare workers and front-line personnel, as well as the elderly and vulnerable.
The recent Covid scare on board a Royal Caribbean Cruise vessel shows that almost a year into the pandemic, it’s still unwise to take any arrangement, in any place, as set in stone.
Singapore’s attempts to enliven tourism underscore the difficulties of getting any sort of travel up & running even in a nation where cases have been close to zero for several weeks.
The craft, developed by German manufacturer Volocopter, will initially carry a pilot and one customer, though services could switch to two passengers depending on approval.
Singapore has been running cruises to nowhere — voyages that depart & arrive back in the same destination after sailing around offshore — as it aims to bolster its tourism sector.
The World Economic Forum, which attracts leaders across government, finance and economics, will be held in Singapore from 13-16 May and return to Davos, Switzerland, in 2022.
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