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When Singapore announced it was shutting its borders to tourists starting Tuesday, entrepreneur Lee Xiaohui, 34, heaved a sigh of relief at her timing. Just two days earlier, she had booked her parents a flight home to the island nation from the United States, where they were helping out with her sister’s newborn.
Lee said she was lucky to have bought the tickets before California declared a state of emergency over the weekend, and tighter travel restrictions worldwide upended air travel. An online search shows just three flights leaving Los Angeles for Singapore this week, and only one next week.
“Considering that they are transiting in Los Angeles now, we are still quite worried and are unsure if they will be able to board their connecting flight,” she said.
“We don’t want them to get stuck there because if they really catch the virus, they won’t get the attention they need. It is safer to be in Singapore even though they could get infected on the flight back.”
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