Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble bursts, world must wait longer for 1st quarantine-free lane
Decision to suspend operations on eve of debut is understandable, but goes to show that any kind of aviation & tourism recovery is tenuous without a widely distributed vaccine.
Daniel Moss 23 November, 2020 1:08 pm IST Text Size:
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How much risk will a vital hub of global commerce entertain to open an important chunk of the economy? None, appears to be the answer, judging by the suspension of the Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble on the eve of its debut.
The two finance and transport centers hit pause on what would have been the world’s first quarantine-free bubble Saturday evening, citing a spike in Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong. After seeming to suppress the disease, the city witnessed a jump in infections last week, prompting new social curbs. Singapore says the travel lane will be reviewed in two weeks.
Cruise ship case shows perils of resuming tourism
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3 Royal Caribbean s Quantum of the Seas is moored at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre after a passenger was tested positive onboard for the coronavirus disease in Singapore on Wednesday. (Reuters photo)
The optimism on display just two months ago when Singapore Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung pledged to reopen the city-state and its tourism-reliant economy has taken a beating after a possible local coronavirus case was found aboard one of Royal Caribbean Cruise’s ships.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the 1,680 passengers on
Quantum of the Seas enjoying day three of a four-day cruise to nowhere and 1,148 crew were alerted to an announcement that a suspected case of Covid-19 had been discovered, the voyage was being cut short and everyone should remain in their staterooms.
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December 10, 2020 | 6:21 pm
THE OPTIMISM on display just two months ago when Singapore Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung pledged to reopen the city-state and its tourism-reliant economy has taken a beating after a possible local coronavirus case was found aboard one of Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd.’s ships.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the 1,680 passengers on Quantum of the Seas enjoying day three of a four-day cruise to nowhere and 1,148 crew were alerted to an announcement that a suspected case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had been discovered, the voyage was being cut short and everyone should remain in their staterooms.
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A cruise ship got cut short when the staff detected a COVID-19 case. A month after the cruise ship incident, it seems the virus is untamable until now.
Two months ago, Singapore Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung opened the city-state and attempted to revive its tourism-based economy. The present coronavirus case on Quantum of the Sea is a blow to its attempt to jumpstart the pandemic ravaged Singapore.
Early Wednesday morning, the cruise ship and one of its passengers was suspect to be a positive coronavirus case. It was the third day of a scheduled four-day cruise when it happened. As a result, the cruise was cut short, and everyone was sent packing to avoid contamination, reported MSN.