On Feb. 3, local actress Jeanette Aw returned back to Singapore from Beijing and imposed a 14-day Leave of Absence (LOA) on herself.
In light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, LOA is a precautionary measure for people who have just returned to Singapore from mainland China.
These individuals are advised to stay at home and minimise contact with others.
Those with recent travel history to Hubei, however, will be quarantined.
In Beijing to film a drama
Aw was filming a Chinese drama in Beijing over the Chinese New Year period.
According to Lianhe Zaobao, friends and fans had been sending her masks, hand sanitisers and anti-bacterial wipes as there was a “serious shortage” when she was still in China.
Aw also told the Chinese daily that “everyone in China was working together to fight the epidemic” and that she was “safe at the moment”.
Updates on Instagram stories
So far, Aw has been updating her Instagram followers about her LOA experience on IG stories, showing snaps of the hand sanitisers she bought from Lazada, as well as the fruits which she had stocked up on.
Aw pointed out that the hand sanitisers she had bought from Lazada when she was still in China were now sold out:
However, she also posted a DIY recipe for hand sanitisers as an alternative:
Help from friends
Apart from this, Aw documented the meal Chen Diya from local pop-folk duo “The Freshman” delivered to her, consisting of soup made by Chen’s mother.
The main course was prepared by another friend.
Aw also made mention of the clothing softeners Chen had helped her to buy:
Assures netizens that she is well
Previously, Aw had retorted at netizens who had asked her if she had “seen the doctor” or if she “need(s) to be quarantined”.
Aw stated that her LOA was optional and that she was “choosing to stay home to be responsible” to herself and others.
She also assured them that she was not ill.
Joanne Peh also on LOA
Apart from Aw, fellow local actress Joanne Peh is also on a self-imposed LOA after returning from Guangzhou on Feb. 1.
Peh had gone to Guangzhou with her actor-husband Qi Yuwu and their two children.
She previously shared with Mothership her thoughts on spending Chinese New Year in China amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
Joanne Peh reflects on what it’s like spending CNY in China with the Wuhan virus outbreak
Top image via Jeanette Aw on Instagram
