SINGAPORE – A committed Covid-19 laboratory will be set up at Changi Airport in the coming months as a component of measures to reopen Singapore’s borders to foreign travellers and relaunch their air hub.
With the coronavirus on the brink of patience for some time, emerging foreign practice is to verify travelers before boarding an aircraft, for example, how they will have to pass security and baggage checks, he noted in his ministerial statement.
“In other words, selectively, we can open our border, eliminate border closures, and SHN (home notice), which is a wonderful deterrent to travel, and update them with evidence. “
The new laboratory will complement an airport facility that can carry up to 10,000 passengers per day.
Singapore has implemented measures, from reciprocal greenways to the unilateral opening of its borders, to bring its pandemic-hit aviation sector to life.
Increased air passenger verification will be supported through a corresponding increase in Singapore’s Covid-19 verification capability.
Ong said testing capacity was no longer a major limitation, and Singapore now tests more than 27,000 people a day with swabs.
It is also on track to conduct more than 40,000 tests according to the day until November.
To give a new impetus to these efforts, the country will also call on the personal sector to expand advertising capacity, Ngos added.
“At the same time, the generation of checks is progressing. There are promising checks with faster response times while maintaining proper check sensitivity,” he said.
He cited how DSO National Laboratories and A-Star developed a kit that halved the time required for the procedure and analysis of patient samples by one to 1. 5 hours.
There are also trials for less intrusive deep throat saliva controls and paints to expand immediate control kits that may show results on site. These controls, which come with breathalyzers, will be implemented “as much as possible,” he said.
He told the House that the viral scenario in Singapore is now largely under control, which will help the country reopen its borders.
This is illustrated by the number of instances of new networks that remain solid on an average of one consistent with the day over the more than two weeks, one of the lowest mortality rates in the world, and the fact that no Covid-19 patient has been admitted to intensive care. . beware over the last few weeks.
“This assessment is very important for countries and regions for partners to repair air links,” Mr. Ngos said.
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