SINGAPORE — Imposing country-specific measures is not the right path to preventing Covid-19 infection waves since new infection waves and variants can emerge from any part of the world, said Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung in Parliament on Monday (Jan 9).
Mr Ong said in a ministerial statement that boosting vaccination levels for Singaporeans and incoming travellers is a better approach.
“While we step up global surveillance and consider border measures whenever we feel threatened, remember the best defence and which everyone of us can play a part, is to have up-to-date vaccinations,” said Mr Ong. In his speech, Mr Ong said that the percentage of imported infections is only about five to 10 per cent of total infections detected in Singapore.
is Singapore’s test requirement for at-risk travellers, who have to be fully vaccinated or produce a negative pre-departure test result before heading to Singapore. To mitigate this risk, the Government actively participates in global surveillance system efforts that systematically collect samples from infected persons from all around the world.
The second key concern is the pressure of new infections on Singapore’s healthcare system, which is minimised by encouraging adequate vaccination amongst all travellers coming to Singapore.
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