COVID-19 Singapore: MOH Playing Cat And Mouse Game With The Coronavirus?

 

On 16 May 2021, Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) imposed a tighter restrictions on travellers from Taiwan because of the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases there.

Over and above serving a 14-day Stay-Homlme-Notice (SHN) at a dedicated facility, travellers from Taiwan were also required to serve an additional 7-day SHN at their place of residence. Short-term travellers with Air Travel Passes were also not allowed to enter Singapore if they’d been to Taiwan in the previous 21 days. Non-Singaporeans and permanent residents had to obtain a negative PCR test within 72 hours before departure for Singapore.

On 23 June 2021, MOH announced that travellers from Taiwan can choose to serve their SHN in their homes rather than at dedicated facilities.

Currently, travellers from Taiwan must undergo an on-arrival COVID-19 PCR test, a 14-day SHN at a dedicated facility or place of residence, and a PCR test before the end of their SHN.

On 5 Aug 2021, MOH announced that from 7 Aug 2021 Saturday onwards, all travellers arriving in Singapore with travel history to Taiwan within the last 21 days before departure must take a PCR test on arrival in Singapore. If their test result is negative, they will be permitted to go on with whatever activities freely in Singapore as if they are not slient carriers of the Tyrannical Delta Variant of COVID-19. This is how MOH is managing the risk of transmission to the Singapore community.

“As the global situation evolves, we will continue to adjust our border measures to manage the risk of importation and transmission to the community,” MOH said.

This open-shut, cat and mouse game with the coronavirus seems to be the the game MOH is playing over the last one and half years. This is called leaders with hindsight, not foresight or vision - a new breed of millionair leadersheep.

August 07, 2021 5:35 am

Chua Chin Leng aka redbean said...

Discrimination against Chinese vaccines continues with so many funny rules. Why go to such an extent to confuse the people?

What is the funny reasons behind all these funny rules?

Why don't do the simple rule that all vaccines approved by WHO for 'emergency use nly' be treated equally and same doing funny things and nonsense that only confused everyone?

Would all the other vaccines approved by WHO would also be made available free to all citizens under the national emergency use scheme?