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Travellers from the UAE hoping to fly to Singapore next week when the Vaccinated Travel Lane scheme was due to launch will have to wait a little longer to take their trip.
Singapore has delayed the launch of its Vaccinated Travel Lanes with the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar amid concerns about the new Omicron variant.
The scheme, which will allow vaccinated tourists to visit, was scheduled to begin on December 6, with applications to travel opening on November 29. Plans have now been delayed “until further notice”, Singapore’s Health Ministry said on Sunday.
The move has been billed as “a precautionary measure to reduce the risks of importation and spread” by Singapore authorities.
The ministry cited the Gulf countries’ proximity to southern African countries as the main reason for the delay in reopening travel.
“We will be deferring the commencement of the VTLs [Vaccinated Travel Lanes] for Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE…
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