SINGAPORE – Singaporean students returning to the United Kingdom may have escaped being quarantined upon their arrival, but are likely to face new restrictions as the country experiences a spike in Covid-19 cases.
The UK is into its second wave of coronavirus infection, recording 6,873 new coronavirus cases last Friday (Sept 24).
This was the highest daily figure since mass testing began. This comes as many Singaporean students have returned to the UK following the lifting of the 14-day quarantine requirement for travellers from the Republic on Sept 19.
With the rise in number of cases in the UK, the returning students may be facing another round of circuit breaker-like restrictions.
However, some remain unfazed, and even welcome the move towards greater regulation in the UK.
“A lockdown will be quite reassuring because the number of cases in the UK has been rising and there is some anxiety about going back,” said Ms Yang Xin, 22, a third-year medical student at the University of Oxford.
She changed her flight from one scheduled for Sept 19 to another on Sept 26 on learning about the relaxation of the quarantine.
