Chinese students returning to Singapore quarantined amid coronavirus dread

Singapore has recently decided to increase precautionary measures against fast-spreing new Chines Coronavirus that has alrey claimed at least 130 lives. Students have been reportedly clearing out ir dorms so that y may be turned into isolation wards for ir peers.

Chinese students quarantined

Singapore in a statement anunced that it is trying to get in contact with around 2,000 people that recently travelled to Hubei province in China. Hubei is considered by many to be epicentre of viral outbreak. Back in 2003, Singapore, that is a travel and tourism hub was hit hard by outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus.

Students returning from China and especially Hubei province are being isolated and quarantined immediately upon ir return. According to a UN report, students from mainland China make up largest group of international students because y are drawn by Singapore's multiple top-ranked universities.

Local media has reported that military facilities and or structures are being prepped to be used for purpose of isolating infected. authorities have also anunced that individuals that do t comply with quarantine orders could be fined up to $10,000 or jailed for up to 6 months or both.

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Virus impacting travel to China

In United States, major airlines including United Airlines Holding Inc anunced cancellation of some flights to China as demand fell sharply following recent outbreak. Many global companies also told ir employees t to travel on deepening features of flu-like virus. Meanwhile, US government warned its citizens that y should reconsider visiting China.

Facebook was amongst first organisations to anunce a travel suspension after US government’s warnings, asking employees to halt all n-essential travel to China and work from home if y h previously travelled. 
South Korean government reportedly vised its citizens to stay away and UK asked its people to avoid all travels which weren’t important.

LG Electronics, one of nation’s largest appliance maker has put a complete ban on travel to China and has instructed employees who were on business trips to return home as soon as possible. South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc said it was urging employees to avoid all n-essential travel to China, while banking group Standard Chartered PLC restricted travel to both mainland China and Hong Kong.

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