SINGAPORE - Over 42 million travellers were cleared for entry and departure at Singapore's checkpoints last year, a plunge of more than 80 per cent from the year before, while the low-value goods that came in doubled in volume to over 21 million. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Monday (Feb 8) that the volume of arrivals and departures in 2020 - which saw an 80.6 per cent fall from the more than 217 million in 2019 - was the lowest in five years. In its annual statistics report, the ICA said the volume of fell as demand for air travel came to a halt, with many countries imposing strict border control measures because of the Covid-19 pandemic. With many of those stuck at home doing their shopping online, the volume of low-value goods - which do not exceed $400 in cost - rose sharply. The ICA cleared more than 21 million low-value goods through air cargo checkpoints last year, double the 10.5 million in 2019. Meanwhile, the volume of cargo - including consignments, containers and parcels - coming into Singapore rose by 400,000 last year, a 3.6 per cent increase from 2019. The drop in travellers and vehicles entering Singapore led to a 55.4 per cent decrease in ...