Singapore Starts Charging Travellers for COVID19 Tests and SHN Facilities

All travellers entering or leaving Singapore are now required to pay for their own COVID19 tests, where applicable.

In addition, incoming travellers who are not Singapore citizens or permanent residents are required to pay for their stay at dedicated Stay-Home Notice (SHN) facilities, if needed.

The cost of the COVID19 tests will be waived for any Singapore citizens or permanent residents who had left Singapore before 27 March and who return by 31 August 2020.

All returning travellers, including Singapore citizens and permanent residents, who left Singapore on or after 27 March 2020 will have to bear the costs of their stay at dedicated SHN facilities where applicable, as well as the cost of their COVID19 tests.

The new rules came into effect on 17 June 2020 at 23:59.

Singapore reported 257 new COVID19 cases on Thursday. Most of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, one is a permanent resident and three are work pass holders. The national total was 41,473 as of 12:00 on 18 June 2020.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 8 cases per day in the previous week, to an average of 7 per day in the past week (11 June to 17 June).

The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased, from an average of 4 cases per day last week, to an average of 3 per day in the past week (11 June to 17 June).

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