Long-term pass holders and short-term visitors with recent travel to the United Kingdom will not be allowed entry into Singapore from 11:59pm on Wednesday, said the Ministry of Health on Tuesday. The travellers, including short-term visitors who have been to the UK within the last 14 days, will not be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore, said the ministry, Channel News Asia reports. "There have been recent reports of a potentially more contagious strain of the COVID-19 virus circulating in the UK," said MOH. "Officials within the UK are also concerned about this new virus and have put in place more stringent restrictions, including imposing a new lockdown in London. "To reduce the risk of spread to Singapore, we are putting in place new border restrictions for travellers from UK for further precaution," said the ministry.

Source: The Standard December 22, 2020 09:22 UTC