I'm given flowers just for serving home quarantine dutifully in Beijing

Passengers wearing face masks walk through a nearly empty arrivals area at Beijing Capital Airport on March 16, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
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BEIJING - As we get in line to board SQ802 to Beijing on Saturday morning from Changi Airport Terminal 3, I notice a woman in front of me wearing a shower cap. The flimsy kind that you get for free in cheap hotels.

Is that going to stop the virus from sticking to your hair? I don't know. I decide to ask Google, since the queue isn't moving.

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