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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.
City's 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. didn't ever think that i would be, actually test positive on arrival. >> 13 hours after landing in hong kong, chan was in an ambulanc...
Weeks? >> yeah, absolutely, because i've never been in a situation like this before. >> in general, there's 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. >> darrell's day begins with a wake up. he takes his own vitals. calls and messages with friends and family to help pass the time. >> social media ha...