North-east oil worker quarantined in China over coronavirus fears
ByAllister Thomas
Ross Buchan, from Fraserburgh, pictured left at his hotel in Sanya, China where he is in quarantine. And right, a sign warning others that he is in isolation.
A north-east oil worker under quarantine in China has said he “doesn’t know” when he will be able to return to the UK.
Ross Buchan has been isolated in a hotel in Sanya, a city on the country’s Hainan Island off the southern coast, since arriving on March 1 over fears around the coronavirus outbreak.
The 33-year-old from Fraserburgh is scheduled to travel 50 miles offshore on Sunday to a drilling rig where he will spend five weeks.
After that, it is unclear whether he will be able to return home to his wife and two young sons.
He said: “The children are too little, so they don’t really realise, but my wife Holly and mum and dad are extremely worried.
“My dad calls two or three times a day at his work. He keeps in constant contact and he would worry about the slightest thing.
“It’s pretty much a one-way ticket until further notice. We don’t really know when we’ll get home.
