ASEANews HEADLINES: COVID-19 PANDEMIC: SINGAPORE- Singapore stops accepting new work pass holders from high Covid-19 risk places, including maids

The Manpower Ministry said it will reschedule entry into Singapore for work pass holders who had earlier obtained approval.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

SINGAPORE – Singapore has stopped accepting new entry applications for work pass holders from higher-risk countries or regions due to Covid-19 with immediate effect, except for workers needed for key strategic projects and infrastructural works.

The Manpower Ministry on Friday (May 7) said it will also reschedule entry into Singapore from Tuesday for work pass holders who had earlier obtained approval to come to the Republic.

Work pass holders from higher-risk places who were approved to enter Singapore before July 5 will no longer be allowed to do so, with the exception of those from the construction, marine shipyard and process sectors and migrant domestic workers.

Some of these workers will have their planned arrivals in June rescheduled to subsequent weeks instead, said MOM.

“We will inform employers on when to re-apply for entry when the situation has stabilised and will prioritise them for entry approval then,” said MOM.

The agency said it was making these changes during a period of heightened alert, in view of a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in several countries and the emergence of new virus variants

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Country/Region New Cases Total Cases Recovered Deaths
India 401,326 21,886,611 17,917,085 238,265
Turkey 20,107 4,998,089 4,662,328 42,465
Iran 17,076 2,627,094 2,074,089 74,241
Nepal 9,023 377,603 295,395 3,579
Philippines 7,733 1,087,885 1,003,160 18,099
Indonesia 6,327 1,703,632 1,558,423 46,663
Iraq 5,763 1,103,950 992,423 15,702
Malaysia 4,498 432,425 396,004 1,632
Japan 4,344 620,994 546,042 10,589
Pakistan 4,298 850,131 747,755 18,677
Kazakhstan 2,840 337,652 291,829 3,858
Thailand 2,044 78,855 49,172 363
Sri Lanka 1,914 121,338 101,763 764
UAE 1,766 532,710 513,068 1,607
Bahrain 1,706 186,403 173,036 674
Bangladesh 1,682 770,842 704,341 11,833
Georgia 1,547 319,266 298,807 4,245
Kuwait 1,209 282,981 266,917 1,628
Saudi Arabia 1,039 424,445 407,650 7,045
Maldives 766 34,134 25,782 82
Mongolia 737 43,201 28,533 153
Azerbaijan 722 325,407 302,860 4,650
Jordan 702 718,632 699,460 9,047
Lebanon 600 531,834 478,482 7,436
Qatar 600 210,070 199,444 496
Palestine 559 300,946 283,570 3,338
Cambodia 558 18,179 6,884 114
S. Korea 525 126,044 116,022 1,860
Uzbekistan 421 93,597 89,338 660
Kyrgyzstan 385 97,663 90,959 1,643
Armenia 356 218,681 203,307 4,209
Cyprus 324 68,766 39,061 332
Afghanistan 300 61,755 54,019 2,683
Timor-Leste 95 2,965 1,596 4
Syrian Arab Republic 65 23,256 18,166 1,639
Vietnam 47 3,137 2,560 35
Israel 30 838,858 831,432 6,375
Bhutan 29 1,190 1,037 1
Myanmar 29 142,903 132,000 3,210
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 28 1,205 122 0
Singapore 25 61,311 60,906 31
Yemen 20 6,446 2,978 1,269
China 13 90,739 85,795 4,636
Taiwan 5 1,178 1,077 12
Hong Kong 3 11,802 11,473 210
Brunei 1 229 218 3
Macao 0 49 49 0
Oman 0 199,344 181,696 2,083
Tajikistan 0 13,308 13,218

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