Singapore’s Chinese embassy urges nationals not to visit as singer JJ Lin distances himself from Fujian Covid-19 outbreak

The advisory came as Singapore sees a surge in Covid-19 cases, and as Foreign Minister Wang Yi is due to meet PM Lee Hsien Loong

Singer Lin Jun Jie responded to rumours on Weibo that he may have been responsible for the outbreak in China by geo-tagging himself in Singapore

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China’s embassy in Singapore said ‘dozens’ of citizens have been infected with Covid-19 while in the city state. Photo: Reuters

Published: 12:45pm, 14 Sep 2021Updated: 10:55pm, 14 Sep 2021

The Chinese embassy in Singapore has urged its citizens not to travel to the city state unless necessary amid a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases there.

In a statement on Monday, the embassy noted that Singapore had recorded more than 500 daily infections over the last four days, and numbers were expected to reach the thousands.

“Dozens” of Chinese nationals in Singapore have caught the virus and sought help, including tourists and short-term visitors who had travelled for work or to visit their families, it said.

Currently, mainlanders can enter Singapore without serving quarantine, but they have to take a test on arrival and isolate until they receive a negative result.

“Considering the current situation in Singapore, the embassy reiterates that cross-border travel during a pandemic is dangerous,” it said, adding that those intending to visit the city state should “carefully” reconsider their plans.

The statement came ahead of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore on Tuesday.

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