Steps Taken to Segregate Persons Arriving in Flights from Countries with Higher Risk of COVID-19 Transmission and Measures Undertaken at Points of Entry to Singapore to Reduce Risk of Transmission

Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim asked the Minister for Transport (a) what are the steps taken to segregate persons arriving in flights from countries with a higher risk of COVID-19 transmission; and (b) what other mitigating measures are undertaken at the airport or various points of entry to Singapore, to reduce the risk of transmission to others.

I thank the Member for his questions. I will address them at the 6 July 2021 Parliament sitting. [Please refer to “Update on COVID-19-related Processes for Visitor Entry and Airport Worker Deployment”, Official Report, 6 July 2021, Volume 95, Issue No 32, Oral Answers to Questions section.]