Travel advisories were issued by Kuwait and Qatar for Singapore, following the raising of Singapore’s Dorscon level. On Feb 9, Qatar advised all its citizens to avoid unnecessary travels to the island, urging them to “wait until the conditions related to the coronavirus calms [in Singapore], except for the most urgent need”. Kuwait also issued a similar advisory the day before, urging its citizens in Singapore to leave immediately. Since then, Israel, Malaysia, UK and India have issued similar advisories.
SINGAPORE (Feb 14): Singapore’s tourism sector is expected to take a significant hit this year due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. As of Feb 13, there have been 58 people infected with the virus. The Republic also has the highest number of confirmed cases outside of China.
With the virus already claiming more than 1,000 lives worldwide, it is no surprise that tourism numbers here have taken a dip. Things took a turn for the worse on Feb 7: Singapore raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (Dorscon) to ‘orange’, which is just one rung below the highest alert – ‘red’.
