Over 5,000 travelled via land VTL between Singapore and Malaysia in first 5 days!

Singapore: More than 5,000 people travelled quarantine-free by land between Singapore and Malaysia via the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) in the first five days after border measures were eased.

Another 2,771 people entered Singapore from Malaysia through air VTL over the same period.

Last Monday (Nov 29), the rules were relaxed for those fully vaccinated - allowing many families to reunite for the first time since borders were shut in March last year.

In the first five days, 5,033 people from both countries took designated bus services across the Causeway, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) told The Straits Times.

For now, only citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders of the country they are entering can take the land VTL.

The total number of people who have made the bus trips is lower than the maximum allowed. The quota is 2,880 people a day, with up to 1,440 vaccinated people in each direction.