Singapore says 1 in 20 refuse Covid-19 vaccine, launches India, Indonesia, Middle East travel lanes

About 5 per cent of Singapore’s 5.45 million people are deliberately remaining unvaccinated, officials said on Monday, as they signalled the gradual easing of social distancing restrictions in place since September 27.New quarantine-free travel lanes for vaccinated travellers were also announced, with the city state set to open up to India and Indonesia from November 29, and to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia from December 6.Singapore now has quarantine-free travel arrangements…