Dozens of Chinese nationals gathered outside their embassy in Singapore on Tuesday in frustration over new rules requiring them to get tested for Covid-19 before they can board their upcoming flights home, something Singapore doesn't generally offer to those without symptoms.
"No hospital in Singapore will perform a test for me," said a 28-year-old warehouse manager who gave his surname as Wang.
He's scheduled to fly to the western city of Chongqing at the end of the month. "Booking a flight is very tough now and I don't want to miss my flight."
The frustrated Chinese nationals gathered outside the embassy on Tuesday said that they could not get a virus test from any Singapore medical facility without displaying symptoms. Those interviewed were not travelling via the green lane and were mostly lower-wage workers prepared to undergo two weeks of quarantine upon reaching home.
Under the new rules, they won't be able to board their flights without a negative test result.
Singapore's health ministry said late Tuesday on its website that travellers could seek assistance in light of the new rules from China. Still, it reiterated its strategy focused on "diagnostic testing and active case finding" and that pre-departure testing is reserved for those using the green lane.
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"No hospital in Singapore will perform a test for me," said a 28-year-old warehouse manager who gave his surname as Wang.
He's scheduled to fly to the western city of Chongqing at the end of the month. "Booking a flight is very tough now and I don't want to miss my flight."
The frustrated Chinese nationals gathered outside the embassy on Tuesday said that they could not get a virus test from any Singapore medical facility without displaying symptoms. Those interviewed were not travelling via the green lane and were mostly lower-wage workers prepared to undergo two weeks of quarantine upon reaching home.
Under the new rules, they won't be able to board their flights without a negative test result.
Singapore's health ministry said late Tuesday on its website that travellers could seek assistance in light of the new rules from China. Still, it reiterated its strategy focused on "diagnostic testing and active case finding" and that pre-departure testing is reserved for those using the green lane.
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