Darrell Chan News Today

Ahead of the Web in Travel Singapore event on October 2-4, titled ‘The Human Revolution’, three of its travel leader speakers have told us about the emerging trends that are keeping them awake at night.

Citys 21-day quarantine and what some are describing as post-traumatic stress because of it. >> in zero covid hong kong, pandemic protocols have paralyzed this once busy travel hub. the arrival process that used to take minutes now drags on for hours. mandatory testing at the airport. waiting hours for the results. the lucky ones test negative and spend up to 21 days in self-pay hotel quarantine. darrell chan is not one of the lucky ones. >> i had been boosted. didnt ever think that i would be, ...

Weeks? >> yeah, absolutely, because ive never been in a situation like this before. >> in general, theres an increased sense of isolation, anxiety and in some severe cases, post-traumatic stress. >> hong kong psychiatrist says longer quarantines can be more traumatic. >> and then we have a lot of changes between the seven days and 14 days and 21 days and that was when people reported more stress. especially with the longer period of quarantine. >> darrells day begins with a wake up. he takes his...