Singapore has eased one of the world’s most stringent pandemic regimes, launching quarantine-free travel arrangements with 10 countries after nearly 21 months of closed borders.
Vaccinated people will be able to travel freely to eight countries including the UK, US, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Canada, as the city-state tentatively reopens while regional rival Hong Kong shows little sign of lifting tight restrictions. Singapore had already commenced a travel lane with Germany in September while quarantine free travel with South Korea will start in November.
The reopening of the Asian finance hub comes as other countries in the region, including Thailand and Australia, have started to ease travel restrictions.