Travellers who have visited Mexico in the last seven days

With effect from Monday (0001 hours from 4 May 09), travellers entering Singapore with a travel history to Mexico over the past seven days will be quarantined (under the Home Quarantine Order) for seven days when they enter Singapore from when they were last in Mexico.

Travellers who are unable to be quarantined at their own residential homes, or are without a residential home in Singapore, will be quarantined in alternative housing such as government chalets, i.e., the Aloha Chalets located at Loyang.

Persons under home quarantine who develop symptoms will be referred to the Communicable Disease Centre for a thorough assessment.

Any person guilty of breaking the home quarantine order shall be liable to a maximum fine of $10,000, or imprisonment of six months, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent offence, the person will be liable to a maximum fine of $20,000, or imprisonment of 12 months, or both.

Travellers who have visited areas with evidence of community transmission of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) :

For travellers who are returning from other areas with evidence of community transmission of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) (i.e., the United States and the state of Nova Scotia in Canada), MOH advises them to stay at home for seven days and check themselves for symptoms of flu-like illness. They should refrain from joining mass gatherings, e.g., going to the cinemas, shopping malls, supermarkets, etc. Those who develop respiratory illness with fever (temperature > 38 deg C) within seven days after their return should put on a surgical mask and call 993 for an ambulance. They should also disclose their travel histories to their doctors.

Travellers who stayed at the Metropark Hotel Wanchai in Hong Kong on 30 April 2009:

MOH is also requesting all Singaporeans and travellers who stayed at the Metropark Hotel Wanchai in Hong Kong on 30 April 2009 and who have since returned to Singapore to call MOH's hotline at 1800-333 9999 (8.30am to 9.00pm. This will enable MOH to advise them on monitoring their own health in light of the confirmed case in Hong Kong.