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Explainer | Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble: why is the Singapore Covid-19 test more expensive and what to do before you board?
- How to apply for a PCR test, what to do with the QR code, who gargles and who swabs, which shops are open and what happens if you catch coronavirus
- Read on for the answers to all these questions and more
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The travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will launch on November 22, with the number of people allowed to move quarantine-free in each direction initially limited to 200 per day. The quota will increase from December 7.
The travel bubble will be suspended if the daily average number of untraceable Covid-19 cases in a week reaches more than five in either city. When that figure drops below five again, the bubble will resume.
WHAT TO DO BEFORE DEPARTURE
Travelling from Singapore
1. Take a pre-departure Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) nucleic acid test at any of these clinics within 72 hours of departure. People departing before December 1 will need to apply for approval to take a PCR test here, at least seven days before their flight. The test will cost about S$200 (HK$1,155).
2. Create an account on the Prenetics website to pre-book a post-arrival PCR test which will be done at the Hong Kong International Airport. This will cost HK$499 (S$86). Save the QR code generated. Young children and infants will have to submit stool samples for testing, but the sample can be submitted after leaving the airport.
3. Complete the Hong Kong Health & Quarantine Information Declaration within 48 hours before arrival in Hong Kong and save the QR code generated.
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