[lokedhs]

The vast majority of people entering Singapore in March were Singapore citizens returning. A lot of them were students who came back because the schools had closed.

The mistake was not letting them it, but to let them self-quarantine at home. This led to them infecting other family members who then spread it further.

This has changed now as anyone entering Singapore has to be quarantined in a separate facility.

[noobermin]

Why is letting them stay where they were an issue? The country (an isolated island, Palau) where my parents are from did that even for students and it's kept covid19 from reaching there till now. Given their situation, they can't afford any cases at all until there's a vaccine. I get you care about your citizens abroad but it's clear that's where all the hotspots in sg turned up in March.

[lokedhs]

Because not letting your own citizens enter your country is something very few countries do willfully.

As I mentioned in the previous post, they now quarantine them in dedicated facilities for 2 weeks.