Singaporean family catches Covid-19 during vacation, additional 18 days in South Korea cost them extra $7k

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When the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) agreement between Singapore and South Korea was signed last October, it got many Singaporeans excited to finally have a taste of travel again. A Singaporean woman and her family had planned for an eight-day vacation to South Korea, from December 4 to December 11 last year. However, it turned out to be a 26-day...

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, it got many Singaporeans excited to finally have a taste of travel again.

The additional expenses amounted to about $7,000, almost double the initial $8,000 they'd planned for the trip. The sales manager added that they were careful wherever they went, avoiding crowded places and making sure to sanitise their hands. "Even when we were shopping in supermarkets, we’d sanitise the shopping cart," she shared with 8days.

They eventually found a nearby hotel and went for an additional polymerase chain reaction test at a local hospital, after queuing outside for three hours in sub-zero temperatures. Cheryl added that she lost her sense of smell and her nose felt "forever congested". She also coughed a lot, "like I was coughing out my lungs".

Cheryl, who lost 6kg from the whole experience, recalled that the meals provided were "really good". However, she did not eat much as she had lost her sense of taste and smell.

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Ouch $$$$$

Never mind la, your extra $7k very easy to earn back. HaHa

Well.....you asked for it. so no whining please :).

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