The Ministry of Health (MOH) updated their website yesterday reflecting the policy change, where all travelers (from any country) who are flying into Singapore can now take a virtually supervised ART test to fulfill their pre-departure Covid test requirements.
This ruling, however, excludes short-term visitors.
Prior to the policy change, only incoming travelers from selected countries were afforded the option of virtually supervised ART.
This new ruling allows travelers coming from countries such as Thailand, which wasn’t on the list of eligible countries originally, to take up the option.
They will have to take the tests from the service providers that are listed on MOH’s website, with a total of 93 service providers offering the service.
The fees for the virtually supervised ART tests start from about $12, and those using this option will need to use ART kits that are approved for use in Singapore, or the countries that are relevant.
The tests must also be taken within 2 days prior to their departure for Singapore.
For short-term visitors, they will still be required to present their Covid-19 test results acquired from a testing center overseas.