Singapore: Returning pilots, cabin crews to be routinely tested for COVID-19
From Thursday, pilots and cabin crew from local carriers who return to the city-state will be routinely tested for COVID-19. Currently, there is no requirement for them to be tested. However, those returning from countries or regions where travellers can serve their stay-home notice at their own accommodation will be exempted from the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) Monday. These include mainland China and South Korea. The authority also noted that existing protocols have been effective in keeping aircrew members from local carriers safe as there have been no positive COVID-19 cases among them for more than three months. Such protocols taken by cabin crew and pilots from the four local carriers – Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, Scoot, and Jetstar Asia – include wearing masks during flights and remaining on the aircraft when working on turnaround flights. “However, there is a need for continued vigilance and COVID-19 testing will provide added assurance for crew, their families and the general public that any imported infection can be quickly detected, and given necessary medical treatment promptly,” the CAAS added.<br/>
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Singapore: Returning pilots, cabin crews to be routinely tested for COVID-19
From Thursday, pilots and cabin crew from local carriers who return to the city-state will be routinely tested for COVID-19. Currently, there is no requirement for them to be tested. However, those returning from countries or regions where travellers can serve their stay-home notice at their own accommodation will be exempted from the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) Monday. These include mainland China and South Korea. The authority also noted that existing protocols have been effective in keeping aircrew members from local carriers safe as there have been no positive COVID-19 cases among them for more than three months. Such protocols taken by cabin crew and pilots from the four local carriers – Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, Scoot, and Jetstar Asia – include wearing masks during flights and remaining on the aircraft when working on turnaround flights. “However, there is a need for continued vigilance and COVID-19 testing will provide added assurance for crew, their families and the general public that any imported infection can be quickly detected, and given necessary medical treatment promptly,” the CAAS added.<br/>
