Singapore: The German Embassy in Singapore announced that Germany will list Singapore as a “high-risk area” from Sunday (October 24).
The embassy said in a Facebook post that those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can still travel to Germany without quarantine, but they must complete a digital entry registration before entering the country.
According to the website of the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, travelers who have visited high-risk areas or areas of variation concern in the past 10 days need to register for entry. They must carry the registration certificate with them when entering the country.
Children under the age of 12 who have not been vaccinated need to be isolated for five days upon arrival.
Germany is one of the 11 countries that Singapore has established a vaccination channel with the country. Passengers traveling to these countries/regions do not need to be quarantined, but must test negative for COVID-19 before departure and upon arrival.
In addition to Singapore, four other countries-Bulgaria, Cameroon, Croatia and the Republic of Congo-are included in Germany’s “high-risk” list.
Singapore reported 3,637 new COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths on Friday.
Earlier this month, due to the current COVID-19 situation, the United States has raised Singapore’s travel alert to the highest risk level.
When asked whether such recommendations would affect the negotiation on travel routes for vaccination, Minister of Health Wang Yikang said that countries issued these recommendations to remind their citizens of the high infection rate in Singapore and take preventive measures when they are here.
Mr. Wang said at a press conference of the COVID-19 working group: “I think they are reflecting that we are going through a big wave, so the infection rate is higher, but there is a lot of goodwill among these partners.”.
“We all know this is a ritual that we have to go through, and it will stabilize at some point… We all want to get together and keep our contact (and) our communication.
“So it shouldn’t. I don’t think it will. It prevents us from continuing our joint initiative to develop a lane for vaccination.”
