Hong Kong-Singapore 'Travel Bubble' Implemented... Travel Without Quarantine

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] The 'travel bubble' exempting quarantine between Hong Kong and Singapore will begin on the 26th of next month.

According to major foreign media on the 25th (local time), the governments of Hong Kong and Singapore announced on the same day that they will start the travel bubble, a measure to normalize air travel allowing people who have tested negative for COVID-19 to travel between the two countries without quarantine, on the 26th of next month.

With the implementation of the travel bubble, free travel between the two countries will be possible starting next month. However, the specific increase in the number of flights operating between the two countries was not disclosed.

Originally, Hong Kong and Singapore planned to start the travel bubble in November last year, but it was canceled due to the third wave of COVID-19 outbreaks.

Once the travel bubble is implemented, travelers between the two countries can visit the other country freely without separate quarantine measures. Travelers must test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours before departure.

The travel bubble for free travel began on the 19th with Australia and New Zealand and is spreading to various parts of the world.

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