SINGAPORE, Dec 4 — From Monday (December 6), all travellers entering Singapore via the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) arrangement will have to undergo Covid-19 tests daily for seven days, as the Government tighten measures against the emerging Omicron coronavirus strain causing Covid-19.

This is on top of pre-departure and on-arrival tests that these travellers already have to undergo, the Ministry of Health said in a press release yesterday.

Travellers have to self-administer these tests using antigen rapid test kits and submit the results online, except on the third and seventh day, when the tests will have to be done under supervision at a test centre. 

During this seven-day period, other than on days when they go out for their supervised tests, these travellers must test negative before going out for activities on that day. 

The new protocols will kick in from 11.59pm next Monday, and it will also apply to travellers arriving from Malaysia via the travel lane for the Causeway.

Singapore is also extending travel restrictions to more countries that have seen a spike in Omicron cases.