Novel coronavirus: Kuwait, Qatar urge citizens to delay travel plans to Singapore
SINGAPORE — Middle Eastern countries Kuwait and Qatar have each issued travel advisories urging their citizens to defer travel plans to Singapore due to the coronavirus situation here.
The Kuwait embassy reportedly urged its citizens in Singapore to "leave rapidly and abstain from staying except for compelling reasons”.
SINGAPORE — Middle Eastern countries Kuwait and Qatar have each issued travel advisories urging their citizens to defer travel plans to Singapore due to the coronavirus situation here.
Media reports had it that Kuwait issued its advisory on Friday (Feb 7), urging citizens already in Singapore to “leave rapidly”.
On Sunday, Qatar's foreign affairs ministry issued a statement from the country's Singapore embassy, advising all Qatari citizens wishing to travel to Singapore to "wait until the conditions related to the coronavirus calms, except for the most urgent need".
Kuwait Times reported that the Kuwaiti embassy in Singapore made the announcement after Singapore raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (Dorscon) level to Orange.
The embassy called on its citizens who wish to travel to Singapore to "wait until normal conditions are restored”.
The Kuwait News Agency reported that the embassy also urged Kuwaitis in Singapore to "leave rapidly and abstain from staying except for compelling reasons”.
Citizens of both countries were advised to follow the instructions of Singapore's authorities, abide by any special measures and refrain from visiting crowded places. AGENCIES
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