Five COVID-19 cases among more than 5,100 people who entered Singapore via vaccinated travel lanes: Iswaran

Figures offered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) confirmed that as of Monday, 15,099 travellers from the prevailing 10 international locations had been issued vaccinated travel passes permitting them entry into Singapore. 

CAAS added that 5,134 such travel go holders had already entered Singapore as of Monday. 

Of this quantity, 152 had been from Brunei and three,610 from Germany, with the remaining 1,372 from the opposite eight international locations. 

"It is important that we persevere with efforts to reopen our borders, with essential public health safeguards in place, to remain an international aviation and business hub with global connectivity," stated Mr Iswaran.

The vaccinated travel lanes are one such initiative, he stated, including that Singapore could be "cautious and calibrated" in its method. 

When requested if different international locations had raised issues in regards to the present surge in COVID-19 cases in Singapore, Mr Iswaran stated he had been in discussions together with his counterparts in different international locations about issues together with the pandemic state of affairs right here and the way the nation is dealing with it.

“At the end of the day, I think countries will have to constantly update their assessments based on the circumstances,” he stated.