S’porean Woman & Son Caught Covid-19 In Korea, Had To Stay On For 18 Extra Days — And It Cost Them An Extra $7,000 In Bills & Expenses

[UltimaOnline]

What was meant to be an eight-day family holiday in Seoul turned out to be a 26-day stay for a Singaporean woman and her son who tested positive for Covid-19 there.

The plan for Cheryl’s* first family holiday after two years in the pandemic was for the 40-year-old sales manager, her husband John*, 47, and son Peter*, 12, to travel to Seoul under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme from Dec 4 to 11 last year. (*Names have been changed.)

Cheryl and Peter, who tested positive for Covid-19 in Seoul, ended up returning home only on Dec 29, 18 more days than planned; while John, who tested negative, had to self-isolate for an extra seven days in Korea.

All in all, the family racked up about $7,000 of additional expenses for their unexpected extended stay in Korea, almost double from the $8,000 that they’d originally budgeted for the holiday.

Speaking to 8 Days, Cheryl said the entire experience was “so traumatising”. From the moment they received their test results and figuring out next steps to overcoming language barriers and settling insurance claims, Cheryl recounted the entire emotional rollercoaster and shared her story with 8 Days.


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[sweetiepie]

LOL my wise uncle already stated it is a fucking stupid idea to go tour with mask considered lucky enough to spend more rather than a plane crash

 

[CharKuayTeow]

Article doesn’t say what they were vaxxed with, and how many times. Would be interesting to know.

 

[sweetiepie]

LOL my wise uncle already stated it is a fucking stupid idea to go tour with mask considered lucky enough to spend more rather than a plane crash

These ter naos leelee believe in vtl and wear mask with Victor Lee sign

 

[hbk75]

Article doesn’t say what they were vaxxed with, and how many times. Would be interesting to know.

Song boh. Must be Pfizer lah

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

They are lucky that they weren’t stuck in Switzerland. Korea is dirt cheap in comparison.

 

[rushifa666]

Have koreans learnt a lesson? Dont let diseased sinkies in

 

[bushtucker]

Well that's the risks associated with travelling on VTL and one must be prepared to bear the consequences. No point kpkb so much cos we all know the response from the authorities is "you die your business".