Covid Situation in SG discussion (compiled)

[lonelyglobe]

1 hour ago, Guest Guest said:

Anyone knows why like that? Have they removed the ban?? 

 

 

First it was "All long-term pass holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history to India within the last 14 days will not be allowed entry into Singapore from Apr 24, announced the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (Apr 22)." 

 

COVID-19: Singapore to stop entry for all long-term pass holders, short-term visitors with recent travel history to India - CNA (channelnewsasia.com)

 

 

Then yesterday's MOH report for 2nd June 2021 is like that: MOH | News Highlights 

 

"Amongst the 7 imported cases,

2 (Cases 63944 and 63959) are Singaporeans and 4 (Cases 63945, 63946, 63956 and 63965) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India and the UAE.  

1 (Case 63957) is a Long-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from India" 

 

 

Long term pass holder include work pass holder? But in this case is a long term visit pass holder,  come and visit some every important relative? Interesting to find from ICA website:

 

Becoming a Long-Term Visit Pass Holder

 

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You will be eligible to apply for a Long-Term Visit Pass if you are a:

• Spouse of a Singapore citizen (SC)
• Spouse of a Singapore permanent resident (PR)
• Child (aged under 21) of a Singapore citizen (SC) or Singapore permanent resident (PR)
• Parent of a Singapore citizen (SC) or Singapore permanent resident (PR)
• Graduate from an Institute of Higher Learning seeking employment in Singapore
• Mother or Grandmother of a child or grandchild studying in Singapore on a Student’s Pass
• Visitor seeking permission to give birth in Singapore

[Guest Guest]

1 hour ago, leo yok loo said:

Let me guess....maybe his job is so important and his skill is so unique that we die die must let him come in, or else singapore will collapse and our economy will fail. I guess only hor, dont POFMA me. Thanks.

 

Maybe he is our new PM? 

 

35 minutes ago, lonelyglobe said:

Long term pass holder include work pass holder? But in this case is a long term visit pass holder,  come and visit some every important relative? Interesting to find from ICA website:

 

Becoming a Long-Term Visit Pass Holder

 

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You will be eligible to apply for a Long-Term Visit Pass if you are a:

• Spouse of a Singapore citizen (SC)
• Spouse of a Singapore permanent resident (PR)
• Child (aged under 21) of a Singapore citizen (SC) or Singapore permanent resident (PR)
• Parent of a Singapore citizen (SC) or Singapore permanent resident (PR)
• Graduate from an Institute of Higher Learning seeking employment in Singapore
• Mother or Grandmother of a child or grandchild studying in Singapore on a Student’s Pass
• Visitor seeking permission to give birth in Singapore

 

Looks like that "ban" for long term pass holders with recent travel history to India just another wayang show. 

[leo yok loo]

23 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

 

Maybe he is our new PM? 

 

 

Looks like that "ban" for long term pass holders with recent travel history to India just another wayang show. 

It is possible also because "runway too short" dont want to be PM. 

[Ggzx08]

Numbers don't seem to be coming down. Do you guys reckon these heightened measures will stay in place for another ~2 weeks?

[Guest Pass It On]

42 minutes ago, Ggzx08 said:

Numbers don't seem to be coming down. Do you guys reckon these heightened measures will stay in place for another ~2 weeks?

 

This variant is so transmissible, so why not? Probably many more asymptomatic undetected cases.

[leo yok loo]

Many clusters... Not looking good guys.

Edited June 3, 2021 by leo yok loo
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[jlone]

57 minutes ago, leo yok loo said:

Many clusters... Not looking good guys.

No more good old days !

[Neh Neh]

Ironically, although we're WFH period now. Many of my colleagues still return office.

And people still do outdoor activities, shopping, roaming, jalan jalan haha...

[LeanMature]

22 hours ago, Ggzx08 said:

Numbers don't seem to be coming down. Do you guys reckon these heightened measures will stay in place for another ~2 weeks?

 

22 hours ago, Guest Pass It On said:

 

This variant is so transmissible, so why not? Probably many more asymptomatic undetected cases.

 

There could be many more asymptomatic cases - as more people who were vaccinated and infected have little or no symptoms at all.  It is those who were not vaccinated and showing signs of serious infection that is of more concern.

 

Cases of those who were vaccinated and fully protected (it take a few weeks to confer protection) will keep increasing and should not be counted towards the daily reported cases.

 

[single42]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-new-covid-19-cases-community-unlinked-moh-june-4-14945090

 

7 new community COVID-19 cases in Singapore, lowest in more than 3 weeks

 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mandatory-covid-19-testing-at-hougang-for-residents-14946304

 

Residents at Hougang block begin second round of mandatory COVID-19 testing

 

Round 2.. ding ding ding ding ding... 

[single42]

https://www.facebook.com/pikajiutan2021/photos/pcb.100387002266809/100386275600215

 

this is a message to the world..

 

when ur govt asked u & begged u to stay at home, follow the lock down & work from home default setting, please follow.

 
Do not go out at all unless its really really a must & a need. go out, settle what you have to do & then go home..

if you folks do not follow, your country's medical system will collaspe.. what will happened then? Armaggedon will happen

- shortage of beds for patients.. 
- only certain categories of folks can be admitted into ICU.. 
- not enough breathing machines to help to save those who are in need.. 
- not enough time to save elderly patients
- not enough time to bury the bodies / cremate them.. dead bodies will be seen everywhere
- make shift containers will be seen everywhere to contain dead bodies
- frontline medical teams are fighting for us.. yet most of u are taking them for granted.. 

This is very real.. look at other countries outside.. look at how the medical staffs are resting.. those pictures doesn't lie.. it's awfully real!!! This Pandemic is real!! so wake up people!! let's do our part for the frontliners.. please share
 

Edited June 4, 2021 by single42

[singalion]

On 6/3/2021 at 12:16 PM, leo yok loo said:

Let me guess....maybe his job is so important and his skill is so unique that we die die must let him come in, or else singapore will collapse and our economy will fail. I guess only hor, dont POFMA me. Thanks.

 

Long Term Pass Holders per se cannot work under the Long Term Pass

If they want to work they must apply for Work Pass, S Pass or EP.

Then they are no longer Long Term Pass Holder...

 

Long Term Passes are issued by ICA and not by MOM.

 

On 6/3/2021 at 11:39 AM, Guest Guest said:

Then yesterday's MOH report for 2nd June 2021 is like that: MOH | News Highlights 

 

"Amongst the 7 imported cases,

2 (Cases 63944 and 63959) are Singaporeans and 4 (Cases 63945, 63946, 63956 and 63965) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India and the UAE.  

1 (Case 63957) is a Long-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from India" 

 

 

Can always be an exceptional case.

The husband or wife is a Singaporean but hospitalised, nobody here to take care of the kids, who are Singaporeans...

 

 

[Guest Guest]

For poz, one scenario.

 

Woman with HIV had Covid-19 for seven months, virus mutated 32 times inside her

 

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3136136/woman-hiv-had-covid-19-seven-months-virus-mutated-32-times-inside

[LeanMature]

19 hours ago, single42 said:

https://www.facebook.com/pikajiutan2021/photos/pcb.100387002266809/100386275600215

 

this is a message to the world..

 

when ur govt asked u & begged u to stay at home, follow the lock down & work from home default setting, please follow.

 
Do not go out at all unless its really really a must & a need. go out, settle what you have to do & then go home..

if you folks do not follow, your country's medical system will collaspe.. what will happened then? Armaggedon will happen

- shortage of beds for patients.. 
- only certain categories of folks can be admitted into ICU.. 
- not enough breathing machines to help to save those who are in need.. 
- not enough time to save elderly patients
- not enough time to bury the bodies / cremate them.. dead bodies will be seen everywhere
- make shift containers will be seen everywhere to contain dead bodies
- frontline medical teams are fighting for us.. yet most of u are taking them for granted.. 

This is very real.. look at other countries outside.. look at how the medical staffs are resting.. those pictures doesn't lie.. it's awfully real!!! This Pandemic is real!! so wake up people!! let's do our part for the frontliners.. please share
 

 

This scene is being played out in India and Nepal now.  To some extent, Maldives too.

[Zealouslogue]

Yesterday community cases dropped. Today don't know how many. Haiz

[Guest Guest]

 

19 hours ago, singalion said:

 

 

On 6/3/2021 at 11:39 AM, Guest Guest said:

Then yesterday's MOH report for 2nd June 2021 is like that: MOH | News Highlights 

 

"Amongst the 7 imported cases,

2 (Cases 63944 and 63959) are Singaporeans and 4 (Cases 63945, 63946, 63956 and 63965) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India and the UAE.  

1 (Case 63957) is a Long-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from India" 

 

 

Can always be an exceptional case.

The husband or wife is a Singaporean but hospitalised, nobody here to take care of the kids, who are Singaporeans...

 

Why are you making baseless speculations to downplay the seriousness on how this LTVP from a banned country can enter Singapore? With your excuse, are you hoping more of these LTVP from India can arrive and spread their Indian-variant around, and maybe together with their black fungus, yellow fungus and white fungus too?  

[Guest Guest]

1 hour ago, Zealouslogue said:

Yesterday community cases dropped. Today don't know how many. Haiz

 

Don't Haiz so early. You wait till the COVID test kits becomes available to the public.... that's when hell is gonna break loose, OK? 

[Zealouslogue]

2 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

1 minute ago, Guest Guest said:

 

Don't Haiz so early. You wait till the COVID test kits becomes available to the public.... that's when hell is gonna break loose, OK? 

😥😥

 

[singalion]

30 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

black fungus, yellow fungus and white fungus

 

While I always thought the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers any type of fungus as very healthy.

 

So let it be black fungus or white fungus.

Fungus is healthy as per TCM.

Have you forgotten your roots?

 

Do you eventually suffer from some form of  Yin deficiency?

 

Yin deficiency

Enhance your health: Consume sweet and cooling food which hydrates the body. Eat more duck, sea cucumber, snow pear, white and black fungus, Chinese wolfberry and fish. Fresh lotus root is good for women who suffer from a yin deficiency. Afternoon naps are encouraged. Avoid excessive sweating when exercising, and stay hydrated.

 

Enhance your health: Eat black beans, black fungus, hawthorn berry, radish, onion, garlic, ginger, mushroom, seaweed, vinegar and rose tea. Cut back on fatty food, sweets and cold drinks. Be more active, but exercise in moderation, keep warm and avoid the cold by relying less on air conditioning.

 

AuthorPhysician Lai Ming Woan

 

Thomson Chinese Medicine

https://www.thomsonmedical.com/article/boost-your-body-constitution/

[Guest Guest]

1 hour ago, singalion said:

 

While I always thought the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers any type of fungus as very healthy.

 

So let it be black fungus or white fungus.

Fungus is healthy as per TCM.

Have you forgotten your roots?

 

Do you eventually suffer from some form of  Yin deficiency?

 

Yin deficiency

Enhance your health: Consume sweet and cooling food which hydrates the body. Eat more duck, sea cucumber, snow pear, white and black fungus, Chinese wolfberry and fish. Fresh lotus root is good for women who suffer from a yin deficiency. Afternoon naps are encouraged. Avoid excessive sweating when exercising, and stay hydrated.

 

Enhance your health: Eat black beans, black fungus, hawthorn berry, radish, onion, garlic, ginger, mushroom, seaweed, vinegar and rose tea. Cut back on fatty food, sweets and cold drinks. Be more active, but exercise in moderation, keep warm and avoid the cold by relying less on air conditioning.

 

AuthorPhysician Lai Ming Woan

 

Thomson Chinese Medicine

https://www.thomsonmedical.com/article/boost-your-body-constitution/

 

How damn stupid are you really? Your retardedness is really beyond human comprehension, hope you get all these fungus and rid us of your stupidity forever.

[jlone]

4 hours ago, singalion said:

 

While I always thought the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers any type of fungus as very healthy.

 

So let it be black fungus or white fungus.

Fungus is healthy as per TCM.

Have you forgotten your roots?

 

Do you eventually suffer from some form of  Yin deficiency?

 

Yin deficiency

Enhance your health: Consume sweet and cooling food which hydrates the body. Eat more duck, sea cucumber, snow pear, white and black fungus, Chinese wolfberry and fish. Fresh lotus root is good for women who suffer from a yin deficiency. Afternoon naps are encouraged. Avoid excessive sweating when exercising, and stay hydrated.

 

Enhance your health: Eat black beans, black fungus, hawthorn berry, radish, onion, garlic, ginger, mushroom, seaweed, vinegar and rose tea. Cut back on fatty food, sweets and cold drinks. Be more active, but exercise in moderation, keep warm and avoid the cold by relying less on air conditioning.

 

AuthorPhysician Lai Ming Woan

 

Thomson Chinese Medicine

https://www.thomsonmedical.com/article/boost-your-body-constitution/

Too bad, yr sense of humour is not accepted or appreciated at the right moment or situation.

Save it for other occasions maybe.

Thanks. 

Edited June 5, 2021 by jlone

[bearflex69]

Hougang Ave 8 situation looks bad. All those staying in that area, stay safe. Hope for the best.

[Guest Good News]

My fellow Singaporeans, rejoice as we are likely ramping up vaccination efforts since we seem to be hiring vaccinators.

 

PH labor official announces Singapore opening for vaccinators - June 4, 2021

 

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Singapore said the host country is in need of more than 200 vaccinators. 

 

Labor Attaché Saul de Vries said they have approved a job order for a total of 230 vaccinators.

 

Salary ranges from 1,800 to 2,500 Singapore dollars or a minimum of PHP63,000,” he said in a virtual forum on Friday.

 

https://www...gov.ph/articles/1142659

[jlone]

8 minutes ago, Guest Good News said:

My fellow Singaporeans, rejoice as we are likely ramping up vaccination efforts since we seem to be hiring vaccinators.

 

PH labor official announces Singapore opening for vaccinators - June 4, 2021

 

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Singapore said the host country is in need of more than 200 vaccinators. 

 

Labor Attaché Saul de Vries said they have approved a job order for a total of 230 vaccinators.

 

Salary ranges from 1,800 to 2,500 Singapore dollars or a minimum of PHP63,000,” he said in a virtual forum on Friday.

 

https://www...gov.ph/articles/1142659

Singaporeans are not qualified to be vaccinators ? Or are there too few applying for this job ?

Thanks

[Guest Good News]

54 minutes ago, jlone said:

Singaporeans are not qualified to be vaccinators ? Or are there too few applying for this job ?

Thanks

 

Singaporeans with one of the highest IQ in the world can only qualify to stand around to guide people along the queue, whereas to jab a needle into a person require people with average 86 IQ.

[kidster]

What is the most common item at home we could use to test the loss of smell on a daily basis? Genuine question 

Edited June 6, 2021 by kidster

[SuperSentai]

1 minute ago, kidster said:

What is the most common item at home we could use to test the loss of smell on a daily basis? Genuine question 

Your own shit after you pangsai 💩

[FattChoy]

2 minutes ago, SuperSentai said:

Your own shit after you pangsai 💩

That's a bit unhygienic and impractical.  What if you don't feel like shitting yet?  I think shampoo, liquor or perfume would be more practical.

[Guest Smelly]

14 hours ago, kidster said:

What is the most common item at home we could use to test the loss of smell on a daily basis? Genuine question 

 

Coffee, soap, shampoo, cologne, citrus fruits, aromatherapy oils, medicated oils…

[lonelyglobe]

Salted fish or own fart suddenly got no smell? 

[Ggzx08]

Sharing from a caregiver who's special needs brother had to serve QO due to the Covid-19 cluster at MINDSville@Napiri. Surely things could have been handled better. 🤔

 

https://www.facebook.com/amyliakohhh/posts/10159407125424642

[Zealouslogue]

14 minutes ago, Ggzx08 said:

Sharing from a caregiver who's special needs brother had to serve QO due to the Covid-19 cluster at MINDSville@Napiri. Surely things could have been handled better. 🤔

 

https://www.facebook.com/amyliakohhh/posts/10159407125424642

Poor thing... 😭

[LeanMature]

On 6/6/2021 at 1:53 PM, jlone said:

Singaporeans are not qualified to be vaccinators ? Or are there too few applying for this job ?

Thanks

 

Never see any job opening in the advertisement.  

 

On 6/6/2021 at 2:52 PM, Guest Good News said:

 

Singaporeans with one of the highest IQ in the world can only qualify to stand around to guide people along the queue, whereas to jab a needle into a person require people with average 86 IQ.

 

Maybe you are right.   I saw job advertisement for Safe Distancing Ambassador.

[lonelyglobe]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/550-out-of-about-62000-covid-19-cases-in-singapore-infected-with-delta-variant

 

Try to downplay the seriousness of the indian variant? How can use the total figures when the variant was only detected on 26 feb this year? A more accurate way should be:

 

26/2: 59913 cases

 

7/6: 62210 cases

 

An Increase of 2297 cases during this period and of which, 550 came from the indian variant. That is close to 25% of total infection rate or every 1 in 4 infection came from the indian variant during this period. 

 

By the way, only 4 more days left,  still no annoucement what will happen after 13/6?

Edited June 9, 2021 by lonelyglobe

[Guest Guest]

6 hours ago, lonelyglobe said:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/550-out-of-about-62000-covid-19-cases-in-singapore-infected-with-delta-variant

 

Try to downplay the seriousness of the indian variant? How can use the total figures when the variant was only detected on 26 feb this year? A more accurate way should be:

 

26/2: 59913 cases

 

7/6: 62210 cases

 

An Increase of 2297 cases during this period and of which, 550 came from the indian variant. That is close to 25% of total infection rate or every 1 in 4 infection came from the indian variant during this period. 

 

By the way, only 4 more days left,  still no annoucement what will happen after 13/6?

 

Reuter's report :  https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-finds-delta-most-prevalent-081932269.html 

 

"Singapore has found the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be the most prevalent among local cases of variants of concern (VOCs), according to health ministry data, highlighting its level of infectiousness.

 

There were 449 local cases with VOCs as of May 31, of which 428 were the Delta variant first detected in India and nine of the Beta variant first identified in South Africa, the health ministry said in emailed statement on Wednesday."

[bigdanbeam]

8 hours ago, lonelyglobe said:

 

By the way, only 4 more days left,  still no annoucement what will happen after 13/6?

 

 

Earliest will be tomorrow (thursday) based on past examples. Otherwise  friday. But i get the feels that itll be extended 2 more weeks

[Guest Guest]

52 minutes ago, bigdanbeam said:

 

 

Earliest will be tomorrow (thursday) based on past examples. Otherwise  friday. But i get the feels that itll be extended 2 more weeks

 

On the contrary, I think the numbers of daily infections seems to be artificially suppressed, just so that they can open up the economy again. 

[West93]

At this point the numbers are irrelevant. 

 

No test no case. Simple as that. All the talk about "reservoirs of asymptomatic infected individuals" is just bullshit. Their existence arguably PROVES the mildness and insignificance of Covid-19 more than the terror the rhetoric was supposed to incite. 

 

The numbers are not the point, especially for a virus that's gone endemic. Everyone's just fixated blindly on it. And the economic and societal costs continue to rack up. 

 

Covid has really shown how broken many societies worldwide are in different ways. As for Singapore specifically, it's made our country into a very unpleasant authoritarian and opaque society, business and money-motivated at all costs to the point of penny wise pound foolish, driven by top-down decisions made up as leaders go along, with no accountability, no oversight, no responsibility, aimed at maximising the power that can be grabbed over society above all else. 

 

The moment borders can be reasonably open again, I hope I'll be able to put into motions plans to work and emigrate overseas. This is no longer the Singapore I recognised growing up. 

[Guest Guest]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/86-year-old-woman-linked-to-now-closed-ttsh-cluster-dies

 

This is the third death linked to the TTSH cluster, which was closed last Saturday after no new cases were added for 28 days. The other two deaths were those of an 88-year-old Singaporean woman on May 1, and a 70-year-old Singaporean man on May 20.

 

 

Another death by the Indian-variant at TTSH.  

 

 

[single42]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/cap-of-5-people-social-gatherings-dining-in-phase-3-covid-19-14985970?fbclid=IwAR0ZFvHK4ne82QVCEvPx8tl_tb-XCVp21V3Ppwb13aKF7W3GbQ1YX9sfizs

 

Up to 5 in a group allowed from Jun 14; dining-in may resume on Jun 21 in phased easing of COVID-19 curb

Singapore will move back to Phase 3 (Heightened Alert) in two steps from Jun 14 after a fall in the number of COVID-19 community cases.

 

SINGAPORE: The limit on group sizes for social gatherings will be increased from two to five people from Jun 14, as Singapore begins to ease restrictions after a fall in the number of COVID-19 community cases.  

 

Similarly, five distinct visitors per household daily will be allowed. Social gatherings should be limited to no more than two a day, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (Jun 10).

 

This is the first step in Singapore's plan to move back to Phase 3 (Heightened Alert) from Jun 14, the ministry announced.

 

More restrictions will be eased in the second step from Jun 21, when dining in can resume if the COVID-19 situation remains under control in the coming weeks. 

 

On why dining-in will only be allowed later, co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force Gan Kim Yong said that the Government wants to make sure that the situation is “stable” before allowing dining-in to resume.

 

“Dining is considered a high-risk activity because masks are off,” he said during a press conference.

F&B outlets must strictly observe at least 1m safe distancing between groups of diners of no more than five people, said MOH in a media release. 

 

“We will be significantly stepping up enforcement and will take firmer enforcement action for any breaches," it added. "Patrons are reminded to keep their masks on at all times, except when eating or drinking.”

 

WEDDING RECEPTIONS, FITNESS AND TUITION CLASSES

 

Wedding receptions, which are currently not allowed, will be able to resume from Jun 21. For receptions with up to 100 attendees - including the wedding couple but excluding vendors - pre-event testing is required.

 

For marriage solemnisations, capacity limits will be increased from Jun 14. A maximum of 250 attendees will be allowed with pre-event testing, up from the current limit of 100. 

 

Gyms and fitness studios may also resume indoor sports activities with masks off from Jun 21, with safe distancing of at least 2m between individuals and at least 3m between groups of up to five people.

Sports classes - both indoors and outdoors - will be capped at 30 people including the instructor, in groups of no more than five people.

 

"Class participants may unmask if they are engaging in strenuous activities, although they are strongly encouraged to remain masked where possible to reduce the risk of transmission," said MOH.

 

In-person tuition and enrichment classes for those aged 18 and below will be allowed to resume from Jun 21 with enhanced safe management measures, which will be announced by the Education Ministry.

 

LARGER EVENT SIZES, CAPACITY LIMITS

 

The operating capacity of attractions, including the two cruises, that have received prior approval from the authorities will be increased from the current limit of 25 per cent to 50 per cent from Jun 14. Museums and public libraries will also be allowed to operate at an increased capacity of 50 per cent.

 

For live performances and MICE events, a maximum of 250 attendees will be allowed from Jun 14 with pre-event testing, up from the current limit of 100. From Jun 21, singing and playing of instruments at these events will be allowed.

 

Similarly, spectators sports may resume from Jun 14, with up to 250 attendees if pre-event testing is conducted.

For mass participatory sports events, they may resume from Jun 21.

 

The increased 250-person limit with pre-event testing also applies to congregational and other worship services from Jun 14. And from Jun 21, singing, as well as wind and brass instruments for live performances will be allowed.

 

To minimise the likelihood of large infection clusters, pre-event testing remains an “essential” measure to ensure that events can proceed safely, MOH said.

 

Pre-event testing is not required for events with fewer than 50 people.

 

The easing of rules comes as the number of COVID-19 cases, both linked and unlinked, has fallen “progressively” over the last few weeks, Mr Gan said.

 

“Fewer clusters are emerging, and generally smaller clusters," he said. "Our aggressive tracking and testing regimes have also allowed us to detect and ringfence potential cases, much earlier, slowing down, and limiting the transmission in the community."

[Guest Guest]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/second-covid-19-breathalyser-system-approved-in-singapore

 

Second Covid-19 breathalyser system approved in Singapore

 

SINGAPORE - A breath test that can accurately detect Covid-19 within two minutes has received provisional authorisation from Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA), according to the authority's website.

 

This is the second such system to receive the HSA's provisional authorisation.

 

Developed by local medical technology firm Silver Factory Technology, the TracieX breathalyser has been shown to be almost as accurate as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.

[LeanMature]

It will be like a musical chair, back and forth - Phase2HA to Phase3HA to Phase3 to Phase2HA, until whole population vaccinated.

[Guest Meanly Preacher]

On 6/9/2021 at 3:48 PM, West93 said:

At this point the numbers are irrelevant. No test no case. Simple as that. All the talk about "reservoirs of asymptomatic infected individuals" is just bullshit. Their existence arguably PROVES the mildness and insignificance of Covid-19 more than the terror the rhetoric was supposed to incite. The numbers are not the point, especially for a virus that's gone endemic. Everyone's just fixated blindly on it. And the economic and societal costs continue to rack up. Covid has really shown how broken many societies worldwide are in different ways. As for Singapore specifically, it's made our country into a very unpleasant authoritarian and opaque society, business and money-motivated at all costs to the point of penny wise pound foolish, driven by top-down decisions made up as leaders go along, with no accountability, no oversight, no responsibility, aimed at maximising the power that can be grabbed over society above all else. The moment borders can be reasonably open again, I hope I'll be able to put into motions plans to work and emigrate overseas. This is no longer the Singapore I recognised growing up.

 

Millions of people have died from the coronavirus, and many of those ~cases~ died without ever being tested, so it is NOT an insignificant disease. Your post is extremely selfish and ridiculously irresponsible. I understand the frustration of having our lives disrupted by a disease that could have been stopped if information about its emergence had not been suppressed from the beginning.

 

But once the emergence of this new coronavirus did become known, most of the world's political and medical leaders did the best they could with the information they had at the time, with the obvious exceptions of those who spewed dumb ignorance like "no testing no cases" or spread jingoistic conspiracy theories trying to blame their own mistakes on other nations for convenience.

 

You are right in the sense that every society has problems, but they are exacerbated by political extremism, which helps spread the type of conspiratorial thinking that seems to have taken over your world view. The big problem facing the world now is a clash between authoritarianism and democracy, with authoritarians chipping away at democracies, and slowly corroding them.

 

Standing to benefit the most are the selfish plundering malevolent greedy billionaire "1%" who have taken so much of the world's money and so many of its resources that they will never suffer, no matter which form of government runs their own countries, because they can simply buy more mansions in other countries. Regular people don't have such a luxury and will suffer endlessly.

 

The coronavirus could have been stopped early, but information suppression at the beginning, followed by a quick spread before the medical community could catch up, corrupt politicians unqualifed for their offices telling lies to their followers and derailing actual efforts to keep people safe, and political conspirators polluting the internet with rubbish ended any chance for humanity.

 

Immigrating to another country will not help you. Authoritarianism is on the march around the world again just like it was 100 years ago. No nation is safe. The United States is one election away from having the votes of its majority suppressed as its authoritarians permanently seize Congress and two elections away from having the Trump family installed as a Kim style ruling dynasty.

 

Europe is no safer. Brexit has already doomed the UK's future and now the authoritarians have turned their attention to exploiting cracks all across the continent. I really hope Merkel's successor has the same inner strength as her. Australia? Same problems. Not to mention the issue of racism spreading in all of those places. China? Good luck with that. Better to help fix Singapore.

[Guest Haiz]

S'pore evaluating timing, scope of next stage of reopening amid latest outbreak of Covid-19 cases: Lawrence Wong

 

The second stage of the economy's reopening is being reviewed in the light of the emergence of a major Covid-19 cluster in Bukit Merah and other new Covid-19 cases.

 

The second stage of the economy's reopening is being reviewed in the light of the emergence of a major Covid-19 cluster in Bukit Merah and other new Covid-19 cases.ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

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SINGAPORE - The multi-ministry task force tackling Covid-19 is reviewing the timing and scope of the second stage of the economy's reopening, in the light of the emergence of a major Covid-19 cluster in Bukit Merah and other new Covid-19 cases, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday (June 16).

 

In an Instagram and Facebook post, Mr Wong noted that Singapore is now in the first stage of its reopening following the phase two (heightened alert) restrictions, and that further relaxation of the rules was due to take place on June 21, including allowing dine-ins at eateries.

 

"Unfortunately we now have new cases breaking out and a major new cluster in Bukit Merah. Given these developments, we are evaluating the timing and scope of the next stage of reopening. The multi-ministry task force is studying the situation carefully with public health experts, and will provide further updates soon," said Mr Wong, who is co-chairman of the task force, in his post.

 

"Day by day, we are seeing (that) the number of unlinked cases - the cryptic cases in the community - is likely to be rising too," he noted.

 

Mr Wong acknowledged that this is a difficult period for everyone in Singapore.

 

"I want to assure all of you that we are doing our very best to control the infection, and we want to ensure that we do not have another flare-up, before we reach sufficiently high levels of vaccination in our community."

 

Singapore had planned to ease restrictions in two stages, following a steady drop in the number of Covid-19 cases in the community.

From Monday (June 14), people were able to gather in groups of up to five. Should the situation remain under control, further relaxation of the rules - including permitting dining in at food and beverage outlets - may take place a week later, on June 21.

 

The closure of Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre was extended to June 26 on Tuesday, after nine more cases were linked to the cluster, taking the total number of linked cases to 25.

 

The centre has been closed since Sunday and was originally meant to reopen on Wednesday.

[Guest Not Fun]

Green fungus now tmd, what other colours will spawn from there which cannot be named?

[lonelyglobe]

15 hours ago, Guest Haiz said:

S'pore evaluating timing, scope of next stage of reopening amid latest outbreak of Covid-19 cases: Lawrence Wong

 

The second stage of the economy's reopening is being reviewed in the light of the emergence of a major Covid-19 cluster in Bukit Merah and other new Covid-19 cases.

Try to push the blame to bukit merah? Lets not forget the reason behind this CB is the indian variant and as India have claimed they have control the situation, SG cant wait to open the door again. 

 

Bukit merah may not be the only one,  just go to any hawker centre or coffee shop,  u can still see ah pek gather in group, drinking, smoking, gambling and talking without mask.  Where is the social distancing ambassador?  Where is the police? Very lax compare to the first CB. 

[LeanMature]

I told you so.  Ups and downs.   Today 0 case can be tomorrow highest.

[superflawless]

Lawlan Wong and his stooges caused this by continuously allowing the infected in. You cannot do this without exposing the locals to the virus. Noticed that a lot of these incoming are returning from India and Indonesia. A lot aren't even workers but on social visits. WTF!

 

Whatever the countries, it is time to stop this lunacy. I do NOT subscribe to the notion that Singapore cannot completely stop incoming visitors. We have to close the borders to protect Singaporeans.

How long can businesses survive under such conditions?

Or the medical staff who are already strained under long working conditions?

Imagine you are the business owners of gyms, saunas, restuarants and other businesses that are forced to either close temporarily or stop serving indoor dining. It would be devastating. 

There does not seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[jlone]

1 hour ago, superflawless said:

Lawlan Wong and his stooges caused this by continuously allowing the infected in. You cannot do this without exposing the locals to the virus. Noticed that a lot of these incoming are returning from India and Indonesia. A lot aren't even workers but on social visits. WTF!

 

Whatever the countries, it is time to stop this lunacy. I do NOT subscribe to the notion that Singapore cannot completely stop incoming visitors. We have to close the borders to protect Singaporeans.

How long can businesses survive under such conditions?

Or the medical staff who are already strained under long working conditions?

Imagine you are the business owners of gyms, saunas, restuarants and other businesses that are forced to either close temporarily or stop serving indoor dining. It would be devastating. 

There does not seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel.

 

The trouble is they are very stubborn n wont listen to people like u or any suggestions. So, what can sinkies do ? 

[leo yok loo]

13 minutes ago, jlone said:

The trouble is they are very stubborn n wont listen to people like u or any suggestions. So, what can sinkies do ? 

Stubborn and like to brainwash people. My opinion is we have the top universities in the world, we have more than enough young true blue singaporean talents.