SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Fifteen travellers have been refused entry into Singapore in the 13 hours since travel restrictions on those who with recent travel history to China kicked in late on Saturday (Feb 1).
The restrictions took effect at 2359 hours on Saturday, and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said that 15 have been rejected as of 1pm on Sunday.
The Government had announced on Friday that all travellers arriving from mainland China who had been there in the past 14 days will be barred from entering or transiting in Singapore as the nation ramps up measures to keep the Wuhan coronavirus at bay. Speaking on the sidelines of a visit to Changi Airport to interact with customs officials and auxiliary police officers on Sunday, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam said Singapore had to put in place travel restrictions due to the circumstances of the country.“We know that the virus has spread to other parts of China, how much we don’t know, so people could come and if it comes, the spread in Singapore, with such an intense density can be quite substantial, ” said Shanmugam.
ICA said that the travel restrictions do not apply to Chinese nationals who are already in Singapore. For Chinese nationals who want to extend their social visit passes , their applications will be assessed based on prevailing guidelines, it said.
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