Singapore bans crew with Indian subcontinent travel history
Crews who have recently travelled to Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have been banned from entry to Singapore.
The Maritime and Port authority of Singapore says crew changes will not be allowed for mariners who have recently travelled in the Indian subcontinent.
The ban comes into effect on 2nd May and will include sign-on crew entering the country by plane, as well as sign-off crew from vessels that have called at the four South Asian countries. The ban also extends to sign-on crew transiting any of the four countries on their connecting flights to Singapore.
The MPA said the ban was in accordance with new policy announced by the country’s Ministry of Health and mirrors the ban of all non-resident travellers from the subcontinent following its recent sharp climb in Covid-19 cases.
