Singapore to lift restrictions for all fully-vaccinated travellers

Only travellers on a "restricted list" will face curbs in entering Singapore, although there are currently no countries on the list.

Passengers queue to check-in for their flights prior to departure

Passengers queue to check-in for their flights prior to departure Source: Getty, AFP / Roslan Rahman

Singapore will lift restrictions for all vaccinated travellers from next week, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday hailing it as a "major milestone" in the aviation hub's efforts to live with COVID-19.

The city-state is the latest Asian country to ease travel restrictions in a region that has generally been more reluctant to lift barriers than Europe and North America.

A gateway for many travellers arriving in the Asia-Pacific, Singapore had already started quarantine-free travel schemes with some countries in recent months.

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