All about Covid-19 Discussion in Singapore (compiled)

[Guest guest]

1 hour ago, Since u r here said:

a guy sneaked into condo to sleep w his fren (a tenant of that condo lodging) 
https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/singapore/story20200430-1049644

it is legal to bunk in another person's housing at this CB period!

how generous!! carrying a virus and then share it with condo residents! Now anyone living in the Condo Must show the guards their NRIC compulsory !!!!!! 

本地一公寓张贴告示指阻断措施期间，有男子躲过保安，偷偷在朋友家中借宿，结果男子被确诊患上冠病，公寓事发后要求所有住户出示身份证。

goodness is this the time to seek out fun??????
Eeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww, let;s wait for mothership to seek for further news https://mothership.sg/2020/04/man-stayover-friend-condo-cb/
 

 

This guy unlucky, if he did not infected with covid, nobody will find out. 

[Steve5380]

8 hours ago, Nightingale said:

 

Auntie OCD Fascist, time and again you are finding fault with foreigners, including the workers.  First you attacked them based on your theory of toilet hygiene, and now want to bash them when the food suppliers did not take the extra effort of taking into consideration their eating habits.  You must watch the 15=minute or so video just posted by Since U R Here.  It is entitled "4 Important Life Lessons that I Learned from the Migrant Workers" by Raj Singh.  If you still have no empathy for the host of difficulties faced by foreign workers after watching it, it just goes on to show you are heartless and negative.

 

When talking about societies that don't abuse humans, it is a good way to further judge their morality by the way they treat their animals.

 

When talking about Singapore, we should judge its morality by the way it treats their foreign workers.

 

And to fix what is broken there, can be so easy!  It can be simply a matter of legislation, regulations.

 

1-  Legislate a minimum salary.  In the US there is a push to raise the minimum salary to US$15 an hour.  For SG, maybe a practical number could be SG$10 an hour.  Will this increase the cost of new buildings?  There are enough big buildings in the cramped island.  Will this put domestic workers out of reach?  let the lazy and complaining SG women work harder and clean house themselves.   The only negative could be a reduction of jobs for the Indians and Filipinos who try to escape the poverty in their countries,  but there should be better solutions for that.

 

2- In more advanced countries there are regulations, achieved by societies of protection of animals, with minimum standards to reduce the suffering of animals maintained in bulk. In Singapore the worker's collective housings should be regulated to maintain a minimum living space per worker, their facilities for personal hygiene and privacy, their facilities for cooking, and their digital data services for entertainment like cable TV and WiFi. 

 

In addition to the minimum salary, it should be outlawed the use of cutting the worker's payment for minor shortcomings like an incomplete instruction for the work, showing up late with justification, etc.  And the cost of recruiting overseas should be borne by the potential employer, not by the worker.  

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Edited April 30, 2020 by Steve5380

[Steve5380]

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Edited April 30, 2020 by Steve5380

[Guest guest]

4 hours ago, Since u r here said:

yes no doubt, but he shdnt be goin around spreading and he slept there not just a day woh...........

cleaners have to sanitise after the case erupted and NOW the punishments for all condo residents incld kids

All who are entering/exit the condo MUST now show NRIC/driving license , so sorry for the Long Q!!!


it is illegal to step into a household not belonging to u if u r not an essential worker there to repair or to deliver stuff

 

Maybe he doesn't know he is so sway infected with covid? And just happened to go stay in his friend house?

[Guest Guest]

1 hour ago, Since u r here said:

Covid viruses are asymptomatic and it is illegal not to stay at your own home! 2) tenants too are not allowed to share your rented room to anyone else

so no excuse!

 

 

Who says it is illegal not to stay at your OWN home now? If my parents are now staying with me for this period of time, is that ILLEGAL? Show me the law.

 

Who says all tenants are not allowed to share their rented room to anyone else. Show me the tenancy contract, or the law that forbid it. 

 

Did anybody died and made you the king of lockdown to pass such laws here? We are not in a situation for you to play masak masak with the laws the way you like it. 

[Guest Guest]

 

 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-mcdonalds-singapore-extends-closure-of-restaurants-12691502

COVID-19: McDonald’s Singapore extends closure of restaurants indefinitely

 

 

SINGAPORE: Fast food chain McDonald’s Singapore has extended its closure after it was initially set to reopen on May 5, the restaurant said in a Facebook post on Thursday (Apr 30).

 

McDonald’s did not specify when its stores would reopen, but said they would be closed for “just a little longer” in light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

 

[Guest Try and see]

“Workers must accept wage sacrifices to keep businesses going."

 

- Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, May Day Message, 30 Apr 2020

 

[leo yok loo]

21 minutes ago, Guest Try and see said:

“Workers must accept wage sacrifices to keep businesses going."

 

- Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, May Day Message, 30 Apr 2020

 

Every year this time , these white monkeys talk nonsense(废话). But this year they add something more. Is call 风凉话。

[jlone]

3 hours ago, leo yok loo said:

Every year this time , these white monkeys talk nonsense(废话). But this year they add something more. Is call 风凉话。

Why can't he set a good example by sacrificing his wage cut?

What is he going to do with so much money in his family?

[lonelyglobe]

not only him but all the ministers and the lady president should set a good example to take at least a 20% pay cut and this amount can use to help those needy families in this critical times. 

[Guest Try and see]

2 minutes ago, lonelyglobe said:

not only him but all the ministers and the lady president should set a good example to take at least a 20% pay cut and this amount can use to help those needy families in this critical times. 

 

 

They took a bit of pay cut, but for show only.

Their jobs are still very secure, and they can compensate by giving themselves a higher bonus in Dec.

 

 

President and ministers to take 1-month pay cut

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/budget-debate-president-and-ministers-to-take-1-month-pay-cut-special-bonus-for-frontline

[lonelyglobe]

Errr.....that's a good show but it doesn't specific by how much and also cannot be for 3 month only because the workers pay cut probably will be a long term one until the economy gets better in  one or two years time.  

Edited May 1, 2020 by lonelyglobe

[leo yok loo]

They dont even want to implement minimum wages which can help low income workers directly and with dignity but pay $100 a day to FW for dont know how long. 

Talk like god: "we will help you and your family..."

Personally i dont believe what he said.

[Guest guest]

11 hours ago, Since u r here said:

Covid viruses are asymptomatic and it is illegal not to stay at your own home! 2) tenants too are not allowed to share your rented room to anyone else

so no excuse!

 

to debate such issues 

 

I think it is illegal and not advisable to move around to stay in other people house during this CB. But if you plan to move to your friend, family members house to stay throughout the CB period, i guess it is ok. Since you stay put in one place and not keep moving around. The purpose of CB is to minimize people going around to meet people in different places, go out for prolong period and moving here and there. 

[Guest Try and see]

49 minutes ago, Since u r here said:

 

 

Still waiting for your daily update.

I've seen the report, btw, but just want to hear it from you  😁

[FattChoy]

Sg has 16x more cases than HK.

[Guest Try and see]

12 minutes ago, Since u r here said:

Kekekekeke, so sorry i was bz out at my living room

 

i saw but forgotten to attached

 

it is 5 only for local community spread

 

Will it drop to zero by end of this week???

 

Thanks, bro!!

 

Yeah, hopefully it will drop to zero soon   🙏

[Guest Guest]

15 minutes ago, Since u r here said:

Problem is he stayed and went back home.

 

Wah .... you 加油加酱 until super tek-kong hor..... where was such a piece of news reported? You are really the FAKE NEWS KING over here on this thread man...! 

[Guest Guest]

Surpassed even France in terms of number of cases per million population....

Surpassing USA and Italy soon ...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

Country, Other	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Total Recovered	Active Cases	Serious, Critical	Tot Cases/ 1M pop	Deaths/ 1M pop	Total Tests	Tests/ 1M pop
Italy	205,463		27,967		75,945	101,551	1,694	3,398	463	1,979,217	32,735
USA	1,095,304	+281	63,871	+15	155,737	875,696	15,226	3,309	193	6,391,887	19,311
Channel Islands	537		40		386	111		3,089	230	5,342	30,725
Singapore	17,101	+932	15		1,244	15,842	21	2,923	3	143,919	24,600

 

[Guest Guest]

Johor reports three new imported Covid-19 cases from Singapore

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/05/01/johor-reports-three-new-imported-covid-19-cases-from-singapore-says-state-r/1862048

 

Another good way to reduce our numbers count.

[Guest guest]

1 hour ago, Since u r here said:

Kekekekeke, so sorry i was bz out at my living room

 

i saw but forgotten to attached

 

it is 5 only for local community spread

Will it drop to zero by end of this week???

They still have not start to test healthcare sector workers and essential service yet. So the local new cases still maintain single digit. By right the CB measures already been 1 month, should not be any local cases at all since majority people stay home most of the time. This is still no good and it means there are still people out there with covid virus and yet they do not know themselves and they still go outside.

[Guest Guest]

3 hours ago, leo yok loo said:

They dont even want to implement minimum wages which can help low income workers directly and with dignity but pay $100 a day to FW for dont know how long. 

Talk like god: "we will help you and your family..."

Personally i dont believe what he said.

 

 

Some on work permit and S Pass may not be getting that additional $100 every day now, but they still get paid their salary even though they are not working and just sleeping in the dormitory all the time. https://www.mom.gov.sg/covid-19/advisory-on-salary-and-leave Those on EP will still get it. 

 

21. In view of the levy waivers and rebates, employers of all foreign work permit and S Pass holders will no longer receive the daily allowance paid to employers of workers on Quarantine Orders (QO) or Stay-Home Notice (SHN) going forward. For foreign workers on QO or SHN that begins in April or May, employers will also not be eligible for a further levy waiver, since they would already have the levies payable in April and May waived. For foreign workers on QO or SHN subsequently, they will be eligible for levy waiver.

 

22. Employers of Employment Pass (EP) holders will not receive the rebate as there is no foreign worker levy. They will continue to receive daily support of $100 for their EP holders on QO or SHN if these workers are unable to telecommute.

[Guest Guest]

53 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

Johor reports three new imported Covid-19 cases from Singapore

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/05/01/johor-reports-three-new-imported-covid-19-cases-from-singapore-says-state-r/1862048

 

Another good way to reduce our numbers count.

 

When the Indonesians numbers were very very low and there were still infected Indonesians getting into Singapore, we questioned if their reported infection numbers were real. Now, look at how the tide has turned...  

 

[Guest gold]

1 hour ago, Guest Guest said:

Surpassed even France in terms of number of cases per million population....

Surpassing USA and Italy soon ...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

Country, Other	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Total Recovered	Active Cases	Serious, Critical	Tot Cases/ 1M pop	Deaths/ 1M pop	Total Tests	Tests/ 1M pop
Italy	205,463		27,967		75,945	101,551	1,694	3,398	463	1,979,217	32,735
USA	1,095,304	+281	63,871	+15	155,737	875,696	15,226	3,309	193	6,391,887	19,311
Channel Islands	537		40		386	111		3,089	230	5,342	30,725
Singapore	17,101	+932	15		1,244	15,842	21	2,923	3	143,919	24,600

 

 

 Olympic gold soon I assume...

[lonelyglobe]

新加坡科技设计大学（SUTD）数据驱动创新实验室，近日采用确诊病例人数和流行病曲线，来监督各国的疫情走向，并预测我国疫情可能在6月28日结束。

[Guest FreeBBT]

 

[Guest Guest]

1 hour ago, lonelyglobe said:

新加坡科技设计大学（SUTD）数据驱动创新实验室，近日采用确诊病例人数和流行病曲线，来监督各国的疫情走向，并预测我国疫情可能在6月28日结束。

 

I think it's too early to tell. We don't even know what is the community spread among us residents when the mass testing is still currently only focused on the foreign workers, instead of the population at large. We claim we only have less than 10 infected Singaporeans/PRs detected each day. But Malaysia already detected 3 imported cases from Singapore among those few hundreds (perhaps) of Malaysians who has gone back. If the Malaysian imported cases are considered a random sampling result of what will see in our general population here, I think we might see at least a few thousand more Singaporean/PRs getting tested positive, especially after considering our late start in the mask wearing and social distancing activities. 

[mate69]

Yes all hidden, untested.

[Guest Guest]

Why u say those positive are hidden when we are lock down for more than a month.  Thought 3 weeks those positive will have  sign of cough.chest pain or difficulty in breathing and will be refer to hospital. That is the reason of circuit breaker u get infected at home and surrender to the gov. 

[mate69]

Asymptomatic

[Guest Guest]

Those grab deliverly  people are the one that need to be worry..They might caught the virus without knowing because they are the one that deliver food to those on quarantine at home or in hotel.

[Guest Guest]

51 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

Why u say those positive are hidden when we are lock down for more than a month.  Thought 3 weeks those positive will have  sign of cough.chest pain or difficulty in breathing and will be refer to hospital. That is the reason of circuit breaker u get infected at home and surrender to the gov. 

 

Asymptomatic is one thing.

 

But the other concern is that we do not know how long can an infectious person remain asymptomatic too. He might be asymptomatic within 14 days or 30 days before the symptoms show, or he may not even show symptoms for the rest of his life to know that he is a carrier, until he get himself tested . There doesn't seems to be any major studies on how long can a person stay asymptomatic yet. 

 

The current quarantine might be able to weed out those people who are starting to, or will, show symptoms. But looking at the less than 10 Singaporeans/PR per day infection rates, it is quite hard to believe that we have found all of those infected. I don't think the infection will just go away by itself by developing some self-immunity, especially since people who had been infected in the past and supposedly developed immunity, had been shown that they might get reinfected again. 

 

There are still too many unknowns of this virus for us to relax at all. 

[Guest Guest]

Yah lor, and we just exported 3 back to Johor.

[Guest Try and see]

3 hours ago, Since u r here said:

so stop the cb , just make new norms in life w all required restrictions and let life carry on, let economy revive

 

of cos there r 10 thousands models and prediction curves, if we insisted of cb and lockdwn then locked All the way till end of year- it is ridiculous! Just get on w life w those restrictions and just prevent group meetups/hangouts b it dining in or whatever

 

I fully agree. The coronavirus is going to linger on for awhile, and at some point,  carrying on with the cb is no longer the most efficient and effective method to cope, especially when you consider the economic costs to the people.

 

Of course, if the cb is to be lifted, we will need to continue with wearing masks in public, and social distancing. Large gatherings will still need to be banned for a while longer. But basically, we can apply a very similar approach as what Malaysia is doing.

 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid-19-malaysia-reopen-almost-all-economic-sectors-may-4-12693816

[wilfgene]

On 4/29/2020 at 9:37 AM, jlone said:

Why didn't he compare the salaries of the ministers in singkieland here and the salaries of the ministers in malaysia? 

We do not know what will be the future outcome. 

Wasn't it none other than LKY who said something along the line of "Yes, we do pay our cabinet ministers more but others in the region earn more"?

4 hours ago, Since u r here said:

 so stop the cb , just make new norms in life w all required restrictions and let life carry on, let economy revive

Dear Sin,

I hope you don't find these out of topic.

How about using this presumably not as fast-paced period to self-reflect, recollect and plan for afterward.

If by your own life experiences, you predict you will return to, if not improve on previous standard of material/physical comfort.

I wish you the best.

I myself am telling me to not to spend as much money on gardening as before.

[Guest Guest]

I don't know if the story below is for real or not, but it was reported in Bloomberg itself. And if there are actually gays who wants to claim that a guy going to stay at a condo over a few days with an unrelated guy is considered a breach of the lockdown, I really wonder what they will say of this angmoh who went ahead to rent a bungalow pool for about SG$10,000, just so that he can maybe take a 10-min jog and then go swimming there. Is the place where he is entering to swim considered his "usual place of accommodation" now? 

 

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-28/the-british-expat-paying-7-000-to-swim-in-singapore-s-lockdown

The British Expat Paying $7,000 to Swim in Singapore’s Lockdown

 

“I asked the man why he wanted to rent the bungalow. Is it because of space restraint in his current home?” said Chen, who handled the lease and declined to disclose his client’s personal details. “The man replied that he just wanted to use the pool because his was closed due to the lockdown.”

[lonelyglobe]

I think as long as you rent from the landlord and that makes u an official tenant should not be a problem but the problem is with this kind of people,  that's why SG is the most expensive city to live in.....  

 

Back to covid,  according to report they have tested like 25k of the workers which is about 10% of the 300k and that represent a 4% infection rate,  I wonder what will the infection rate be when they tested the other 90% of the workers....yeap a long long way to go..... 

[Guest Guest]

25 minutes ago, lonelyglobe said:

I think as long as you rent from the landlord and that makes u an official tenant should not be a problem ...

 

That may not be true ... https://www.moh.gov.sg/docs/librariesprovider5/pressroom/press-releases/annex-for-notification-8-apr-2020.pdf

 

4-(2) Subject to paragraph (3), every individual must stay at or in, and not leave, his or her ordinary place of residence in Singapore.

 

4-(3) An individual may leave the individual’s ordinary place of residence only to the extent necessary for any of the following purposes:

...

(d) to engage in any recreational activity in an open-air stadium, public path or public park alone or with any other individual who lives with the firstmentioned individual;

... 

(k) to move to another place of accommodation;

 

[Guest Guest]

16 minutes ago, Larry said:

 

I jog at Bishan Park next to my block in the afternoon daily. The park is usually semi-busy.

 

I cannot even walk in our Singapore afternoon sun, so I really don't understand how ANYONE can even jog then..That's Mission Impossible for me. I will melt. 

 

 

 

[jlone]

7 hours ago, Since u r here said:

So long u r following all the instructions of govt u r a parrot and ball carrier too

& when did anyone sing their praises?? I for sure shared all info by opp parties , just that mod has warned not to make it too politcal, hence we can only put it very neutral instead

 

sharing those info that sg is doing is a fact And that is to keep all updated, that doesnt mean i agree

 

and all along i wanna the cb lifted in may, many voted it to b june and worst some even ask for stricter lockdwn and for sure i have not followed what the govt has advised by staying at home too, i dont believe in cb till that long, i conte to go out and walk around

 

b mature and wakeup, we r restricted by our writing in a public forum and in no way we praised the govt for that, i too have qn is singing gonna value add anything??

the words presented in this forum doesnt convey our stand well

 

applauding figures have dropped is applauding that sg is getting lesser and what has that got to do w ball carrying???

& even if one is ball carrying- this is also not a thread to discuss parties favoured or whether why should Not curry fav...... this is a thread purely on covid info

By James Gomez Jovian
25 Apr 2020

Hi Since u r here,

Sorry, I was not referring to u when I mentioned balls carrier. I was referring to someone else who wrote the article  which you posted. Maybe I was wrong to regard someone as a balls carrier when he or she have all praises n boastful elements for a government without  any faults at all. That's their own business.

I just said how I felt that time only. Hope u understand n clear this misunderstanding.

Thanks

 

 

Edited May 2, 2020 by jlone

[jlone]

Same like me. That goes without saying.

[Guest barbers?]

Straits Times today:

 

Tightened circuit breaker measures extended for another week; some activities allowed to resume from May 5

SINGAPORE - Singapore's tightened circuit breaker measures will remain in place for another week, with businesses like barbers, home-based bakers and laundry services allowed to resume operating on May 12. Some measures will also be adjusted next week.

Then from May 12, selected businesses such as barbers, home-based businesses and laundry services will be allowed to resume operation.

 

Why barbers? 

Who still uses barbers? 

 

Don't we need haircuts? 

 

We already look like the guys who went to the Woodstock Festival in 1969...

 

[Guest Guest]

https://sg.yahoo.com/news/covid-19-singapore-to-ease-some-circuit-breaking-measures-starting-next-week-041549154.html

 

COVID-19: Singapore to ease some circuit breaker measures starting next week

 

SINGAPORE — Singapore will be progressively relaxing its circuit breaker measures in the coming weeks, and allow the resumption of certain businesses and activities amid a slowdown in community transmissions, the multi-ministry taskforce for COVID-19 announced on Saturday (2 May).

 

Health Minister and taskforce co-chair Gan Kim Yong cited signs of a decreasing number of community COVID-19 cases. The average daily number of new cases in the community has dropped by more than half, from 25 in the week before, to 12 in the past week. But he cautioned that there are still unlinked cases in the community and new clusters may yet form.

 

National Development Minister and taskforce co-chair Lawrence Wong that any reopening needs to be done cautiously, and if there is an emerging trend of new transmissions, the government may have to reinstate the measures.

 

“The bottom line is this: this is not the time to slacken and let our guard down,” the taskforce co-chair said during a virtual media conference.

 

“We may be easing some measures, but we must stay disciplined and vigilant. If there is no necessity to go out, then stay home. Go out only for absolutely essential activities. Refrain from going out in groups, even if it is people within your own household.”

 

Wong added, “We want to call on Singaporeans and residents in Singapore, not to take this as a signal that now we can slacken, we can go out and the battle is won. It is far from over. It is going to be a long fight, and the virus can flare up again any time.”

Business to resume operations from 12 May

Circuit breaker measures that are to be relaxed include allowing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) needle acupuncture for pain management, if assessed by the TCM practitioner to be essential, on Tuesday (5 May). TCM halls with registered TCM practitioners will also be allowed to sell retail products. This is on top of the consultation and herbal dispensary services which they are already allowed to provide.

 

From 12 May, the following will be allowed to resume operations:

• Manufacturing and onsite preparation of all food, including cakes and confectionery, ice cream, cocoa, chocolate and chocolate products, and other snacks;

• Retail outlets of food, including cakes and confectionery, packaged snacks and desserts, may be open for takeaway and delivery only;

• Home-based food businesses may operate, but only for delivery or collection. Home-based private dining will not be allowed. Delivery and collection of food orders should be done in a safe and contactless manner, by appointment so that it can be spaced out, and there is no bunching of people;

• Retail laundry services;

• Barbers and hairdressers, for basic haircut services; and

• Retail of pet supplies.

A full list of these businesses will be released later on Saturday.

Gradual re-opening of work premises, with stricter guidelines

For work premises, the government will also phase in gradual re-openings from 12 May, but with stricter guidelines within workspaces.

 

“For example, making sure that staff at work are physically spaced out, no mixing of staff from different teams, no gathering of staff at the pantries.

 

This must now be an integral part of any work operations,” said Wong, who cautioned against employees letting their guard down.

 

“They start to socialise at the pantry, they go out for lunch breaks in groups, and then again, they let their guard down. So even within a workplace setting, all of these precautions and safeguards have to be put in place to ensure that such activities do not happen.”

 

One specific requirement upon reopening of work premises is that all businesses and services that are opening up from 12 May must put in place the SafeEntry app, to log the check-in and check-out of employees and visitors, so as to speed up contact tracing.

 

At places with transient populations on-the-move such as MRT stations and parks, there will not be mandatory SafeEntry checkpoints. However, QR codes will be put up, and the public are encouraged to scan in, so that they may be reached should the need for contact tracing arise.

Some students will be brought back to schools

Students will also be brought back to schools for selected small group lessons from 19 May, with the initial focus on the graduating cohorts that are taking national exams.

 

Priority will be given to those who require school facilities for their coursework and practical sessions, and those who need additional support during the school vacation period.

 

Institutes for High Learning, especially the Institutes of Technical Education, will also bring back more groups of students for critical consultations and practicums.

Walking, exercising within condos to be allowed

Meanwhile, some activities which are prohibited within residential grounds, such as walking and exercising, will also be eased from 5 May. Residents living in strata-titled residential buildings may exercise within the common areas of these private residential developments such as footpaths, but must continue to practise safe distancing measures.

 

This means the same rules that apply in public areas will also apply within the common areas of these developments. Enforcement officers will conduct periodic checks and inspections, and the Management Corporations (MCST) and Managing Agents should also do their part to ensure compliance with these measures.

 

However, all sports and recreational facilities within these private residential developments such as playgrounds, pools, gyms, barbecue pits and club houses are to remain closed.

 

Meanwhile, the restriction on daily movement of migrant workers in and out of all dormitories will be extended to the end of the circuit breaker period until 1 June, in order to minimise further community transmission of COVID-19.

 

Both Wong and Gan repeatedly stressed that plans for relaxing circuit breaker measures are fluid and dynamic, and may need to be further adjusted depending on the situations which unfold in the coming days and weeks.

How long will this go on?

The taskforce was also asked for its view on the reopening of places of worship such as churches and temples, and how long extended lifestyle changes such as social distancing might go on for. In response, Wong did not answer the former directly but said that “high touch, close contact activities” would be the last to resume.

 

“It is really very hard to predict how long some of these basic precautions should be in place for,” said the minister. “The kinds of activities that we will want to refrain from are any kinds of close contact with people. So any premise, any event, any activities that entails large groups gathering in close proximity, I think that those sorts of settings will have to wait for quite some time before they can be resumed. I don't know exactly when.”

 

Wong concluded, “This is the nature of the infection, whenever there is close contact, interactions with people. That's how the virus will spread. So we have to be very careful about that.”

 

[LeanMature]

3 minutes ago, Larry said:

 

No knowledge on other parks, Ijust care that jogging in Bishan Park is totally legal and I have no knowledge on park closure, no blockage, no security guard & totally nothing. In every afternoon I can find more than 100 over people there, they jogged without wearing their masks. This is deemed acceptable at the notice displayed.

 

I didn't wear the mask too but brought along, just in case going to the neighborhood centre for shopping & banking.

 

I am and the Bishan's people too are law abiding.

 

 

 

There was fake report earlier that Bishan Park will be closed.  But it was not true when I jogged at the park recently.  However, there were SDA from NParks around. 

[thickhead79]

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 447 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (May 2), bringing the national tally to 17,548.

The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update of preliminary figures.

 

Four cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents.

[Guest same story]

4 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

I don't know if the story below is for real or not, but it was reported in Bloomberg itself. And if there are actually gays who wants to claim that a guy going to stay at a condo over a few days with an unrelated guy is considered a breach of the lockdown, I really wonder what they will say of this angmoh who went ahead to rent a bungalow pool for about SG$10,000, just so that he can maybe take a 10-min jog and then go swimming there. Is the place where he is entering to swim considered his "usual place of accommodation" now? 

 

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-28/the-british-expat-paying-7-000-to-swim-in-singapore-s-lockdown

The British Expat Paying $7,000 to Swim in Singapore’s Lockdown

 

“I asked the man why he wanted to rent the bungalow. Is it because of space restraint in his current home?” said Chen, who handled the lease and declined to disclose his client’s personal details. “The man replied that he just wanted to use the pool because his was closed due to the lockdown.”

 

 

Hitting on him because he is Ang Moh, as usual? 

 

You forgot to write about those rich Singaporeans, who are sitting on their yachts and sipping on Champagne, smoking cigars and enjoying the seafood dishes of their on board chef cooks. 

Don't think it happens? Then do your jog on Sentosa and open your eyes... 

 

Swimming in private residential pools is not disallowed. 

 

If there is something "fishy", I m sure the authorities will take it up, in particular as it appeared in the local news already. 

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/the-british-expat-paying-us7000-to-swim-in-singapores-lockdown

 

 

[leo yok loo]

4 minutes ago, Nightingale said:

 

No problem to our great leaders for opening up next week. They just trial n error. If they screw up again, no need to say sorry since they are like king here. 

Of course i hope they dont screw up this time. I dont like CB....gays dont like CB haha...

[Guest Singapore's tycoons]

Coronavirus: Are Singapore's tycoons extending a helping hand?

 

Their generosity not as visible as other Asian tycoons', with donations mostly kept low-key

 

When Indonesian tycoon and Singapore permanent resident Tahir donated $500,000 on April 6 to help needy families here, he wondered why Singaporean billionaires are not doing more.

"I've had a strange observation - I don't see Singaporean businessmen or tycoons responding, at least not yet. So I hope that a small donation from a Singapore PR will encourage them to also participate."

His comments came at a time when tycoons from other Asian societies are making the news for their generosity in this pandemic.

But billionaires here have been "conspicuously silent" during this crisis, said veteran diplomat Tommy Koh. In an opinion piece yesterday, Professor Koh gave examples of average Singaporeans doing what they could to help, but said that "we have, unfortunately, no one like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos among our super-rich people".

 

Singapore philanthropists contacted said that those here are generally publicity-shy and want to keep their donations low-key. This also means that many who come to wealth may not be inspired to donate, despite regular calls for Singapore's moneyed to do more.

 

...

 

[leo yok loo]

You know in spore, grassroot leaders always "love " the people so much. They volunteer this volunteer that (esp during GE).

But until now we still didnt hear anything from the dorms bosses( some got house in sentosa) to come out and say anything...very strange. Maybe all of them are overseas now.

[leo yok loo]

2 minutes ago, Nightingale said:

The dorm bosses know they are guilty but want to save face mah.

Ok understand. Maybe, just maybe , they should let some FW to stay in their sentosa cove house. Good sea view, help FW recover faster.