COVID-19: Stay-Home Notice requirements expanded

IMPACT – HIGH

Singapore has expanded isolation procedures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Key points:

• Singapore nationals, permanent residents and long-term pass holders returning to Singapore from all countries must now enter a 14-day period of isolation at dedicated Stay-Home Notice facilities.
• If the number of returnees is greater than expected, Stay-Home Notice facilities may be prioritized based on the risk evaluation of returnees from certain countries or regions.
• Returnees who ignored travel advisories and left the country on or after March 27, will have to pay for their own 14-day isolation at dedicated Stay-Home Notice facilities.

Background: The most recent Stay-Home Notice expansion builds upon prior ones that mandated returnees from ASEAN countries, France, India, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States enter the same type of self-isolation.

Analysis & Comments: The response to COVID-19 continues to develop, and Deloitte will provide additional updates as information becomes available. Please check Deloitte’s COVID-19 Digital Map, available here, for information on travel restrictions and immigration changes in other countries.

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