FOUR Singaporeans are among a group of 23 tourists being quarantined by the Tibetan government.

The group, which also includes travellers from the United States, Britain and several other countries, has been isolated in a hotel in the border town of Zhangmu for observation since Saturday.

The quarantine was imposed after an Italian woman, who was part of the group, was found having a fever during an Influenza A (H1N1) check at the Nepal-Tibet border. The 42-year-old woman has been taken to a hospital for tests and is still a suspect case for now.

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