What was meant to be an eight-day family holiday in Seoul turned out to be a 26-day stay for a Singaporean woman and her son who tested positive for Covid-19 there.
“Travelling now is very different for pre-Covid, much more different than I’d expected. You have to be mindful of any surfaces you touch, even the railings on the train, and keeping a distance from others,” Cheryl said.“We were very careful wherever we went, always sanitised our hands, and didn’t go to crowded places. Even when we were shopping in supermarkets, we’d sanitise the shopping cart.”
When the test results came back, both parents had negative results, but Peter tested positive for Covid. But what the family did not expect was having to queue outside a hospital in subzero temperatures for three hours for their PCR tests. “I think there was a big surge of Covid cases in Korea [due to Omicron] so there were many locals waiting in line as well,” Cheryl explained.A day later, when their test results came back, Cheryl also tested positive for Covid-19, alongside Peter. Meanwhile, John still tested negative.
John booked a new ticket on a VTL flight, but found out at the airport that he could not fly back until seven days had passed since his last contact with a positive Covid case. So back to the hotel he went, this time, checking in to a different room from Cheryl and Peter to self-isolate. Finally, Cheryl sought help from the Singapore embassy again. Both mother and son were brought to a treatment centre which attends to less severe cases, two days after their PCR tests. They were assigned the same room where they spent nine days.Of their nine days at the treatment centre, Cheryl recalled: “We were really well taken care of. The food they serve is really good. [Each meal] came with are four or five dishes with rice and soup.
She finally came to an agreement with the staff that they’d put their old clothes in plastic bags, and store them in their luggage. The staff at the treatment centre then sanitised their suitcases and they were instructed to only open them after they were discharged and could wash them in a washing machine.Cheryl and Peter checked in to a hotel after they were discharged, but they could not fly back to Singapore yet.
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Its best not to travel during pandemic. Likely they can get COVID-19 there before returning to Sg. Omicron is spreading wild fire in most countries, ppl caught omicron upon returning who knows. Did they practice good proper hygiene & safe distance while on holidays.
Should be covered by insurance? Nowadays when u travel must buy insurance
Well, if you can't wait to go for a holiday after 2 years and is some more still in pandemic.. I can't think of anyway to say..
Die die must travel. Possibility of getting infected should have been factored in as well.
Insurance is impt
Covered by insurance?
Let me guess, her family did not have adequate insurance? Next, let me guess again, as our media does not provide full transparency, her vaccine is probably Pfizer-BNT?
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