Singapore next in line for travel bubble: Taiwan health minister

Singapore lifted restrictions for travellers from Taiwan in December 2020.

Taiwan’s health minister Chen Shih-chung said Singapore could be the next country that Taiwan may form a travel bubble with after the launch of a travel bubble with Palau, as discussions between Taiwan and Singapore are already underway.

The announcement was made on the sidelines of a meeting of Taiwan’s Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee in Taipei.

In December 2020, Singapore lifted restrictions for travellers entering from Taiwan, exempting them from the mandatory quarantine period.

Taiwan’s transportation minister Lin Chia-lung previously said that the nation is negotiating similar agreements with the governments of Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam, with Singapore being the most proactive in pursuing the arrangement.

Chen mentioned that despite ongoing discussions, no proposal has been made yet.