Vaccinated travel lanes to UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia deferred as precaution against Omicron COVID-19 variant

SINGAPORE: The launch of Singapore’s vaccinated travel lane (VTL) preparations with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will probably be deferred as a “precautionary move” to cut back the danger of importation and unfold of the brand new Omicron COVID-19 variant.VTLs to these international locations, initially scheduled to launch from Dec 6, will now be deferred “until further notice”, the Ministry of Health (MOH) mentioned on Sunday (Nov 28).“This is in view of their proximity as transport nodes to the affected countries of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe,” it mentioned in a information launch.“We will present more particulars on the graduation of those VTLs at a later date."It was beforehand introduced that VTL purposes for short-term guests and long-term cross holders will open on Monday.The Omicron variant, first found in South Africa, was designated by the World Health Organization as a "variant of concern" on Friday.No instances of this variant has been detected right here to date, MOH mentioned.

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