Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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Double protection? False sense of safety? A comic relieve for all the tensions out there?
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chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"1960846\" time=\"1580141386\" user_id=\"162894:
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Singapore confirms 5th case of Wuhan virus; patient from Wuhan stayed at her family's home in Ceylon Road
[quote]The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed a fifth case of Wuhan coronavirus infection in Singapore.
The patient is a 56 year-old female Chinese national from Wuhan who arrived in Singapore with her family on Jan 18.
The case was confirmed at 2pm on Monday (Jan 27), said MOH.
The patient was asymptomatic (producing or showing no symptoms) during the flight to Singapore.
She subsequently developed symptoms on Friday and was conveyed by ambulance to Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Sunday. She was classified as a suspect case and immediately isolated at National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
Subsequent test results confirmed Wuhan virus infection on Monday, said MOH. She has no known links to the other confirmed imported cases.
Before being admitted to hospital, the patient stayed with her family at their home in Ceylon Road.
Since the onset of symptoms on Friday, she had remained in her home until she was brought to the hospital on Sunday, MOH said.
She is currently warded in an isolation room at the NCID and her condition is stable.
MOH said it has started epidemiological investigations and contact tracing to identify individuals who had close contact with the patient.
Wuhan visitors /travellers are carriers of virus, although not visibly sick -
if i not wrong [do correct me if wrong ], think more people [4500] got infected by this Wuhan virus, than SARS
https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/china-confirms-4500-cases-of-virus-45-counted-elsewhere/ar-BBZogev?ocid=spartandhp -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"1961008\" time=\"1580262142\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1961008 time=1580262142 user_id=53606]
not just primary schools and Secondary schools on the active look out for sick students, even Tuition centre also concerned. Some centre had asked their students who attend tuition, to fill up a form, if they had travelled to ChinaRebel1124\" post_id=\"1960996\" time=\"1580253158\" user_id=\"100416:Schools already made us do extra CNY travel declaration.
Those with recent travel history have to stay at home and do e-assignments.
This morning my DS school all hands on deck. More than 10 teachers total stationed at the various incoming points (walk-in, drop off, school bus) to visually observe any sick students. I’m sure there will be temperature taking also. -
It’s alr 6061 cases as of this morning. Look at the graph & how it spiked within a short time compared to SARS.
I’m hoping MOE announce 14 days no sch to reduce public contact. We’ve many Chinese students within our many sch communities incl teachers. -
Estéema\" post_id=\"1961019\" time=\"1580265286\" user_id=\"66413:
can Call MOE contact center to feedback
It’s alr 6061 cases as of this morning. Look at the graph & how it spiked within a short time compared to SARS.
I’m hoping MOE announce 14 days no sch to reduce public contact. We’ve many Chinese students within our many sch communities incl teachers. -
phtthp\" post_id=\"1960818\" time=\"1580113941\" user_id=\"35251:
Again, the govt is indecisive in their action.
In IP schools likeEstéema\" post_id=\"1960786\" time=\"1580098689\" user_id=\"66413:
Stepping Up Precautionary Measures against the Wuhan Coronavirus Infection: Leave of Absence for Students and Staff Returning from Mainland China
1. To enhance protection of our school students against the Wuhan coronavirus infection, MOE will be implementing a Leave of Absence (LOA) for students and staff returning from Mainland China. This will apply to all MOE schools, which include MOE Kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, Special Education (SPED) schools, Junior Colleges and Millennia Institute, polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). The LOA will be valid for a period of 14 days, starting from the day after arrival in Singapore. The LOA applies to students and staff from polytechnics and ITE who return from Mainland China on 14 January 2020 or later, and students and staff from schools who return from Mainland China on 15 January 2020 or later.
2. MOE had earlier instituted a range of measures including issuance of advisories to remind students and staff to practise good personal hygiene habits and how to stay safe during this period, requiring them to declare their travel history, and advising those who travelled to China to take their temperature regularly for 14 days upon their return. The latest LOA measure allows MOE to better mitigate the potential risks posed by travel in our schools and institutions, while enabling them to continue with their usual learning and other activities. Students on LOA will be supported via a home-based learning plan, which will enable them to continue with their learning.
3. MOE strongly advises students and their families to monitor their health and adopt good personal hygiene habits. Parents should seek immediate medical attention for their children if unwell, and ensure that their children recover fully before they return to school for classes. Schools will also start daily temperature taking exercises from Wednesday, 29 January 2020 when they reopen, and will monitor students and staff for any signs of flu-like symptoms.
4. MOE will continue to work closely with schools and institutions to keep them updated on the latest medical advice and developments of this Wuhan coronavirus infection.
For updates on the coronavirus situation, you can visit http://www.moh.gov.sg or sign up at go.gov.sg/whatsapp to receive the latest information via Whatsapp.
Nanyang Girls High and Hwa Chong Junior College
There are many IP Y1 to Y4 students and JC1 and JC2 students from China, studying in these 2 schools
After CNY over, after spring festival over,
these Teachers and students will fly back to Sg, from Wuhan, or from other parts of China. Singapore should quarantine these China Tr and students !
if there is any boarding school activity, Moe should also cancel all these boarding school activities. This is the WRONG time, to conduct any boarding school activities
Because
All u need is one student or Tr to start the virus chain of spread, and chaos arise.
Look at the way how Asian countries turned back Wuhan air flight coming into their country, prevent these Wuhan air flight from landing into their country airport
LOA (LEAVE OF ABSENCE) should be upgraded to QO (QURANTINE ORDER), since they already impose ban on visitors from Hubei or have travelled there.
LOA does not compel people to stay at home and has no legal force, unlike QO. If these people go out, they may infect others. -
Estéema\" post_id=\"1961010\" time=\"1580263055\" user_id=\"66413:
Hearsay the virus can get into our body via eyes too. Anyway, I think the bottle idea is not that bad. It prevents you from touching your eyes, mouth, nose without realising that you are actually touching them.
Double protection? False sense of safety? A comic relieve for all the tensions out there?
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lee_yl\" post_id=\"1960879\" time=\"1580185098\" user_id=\"17023:
It is nothing like H1N1. WHO estimates that the H1N1 pandemic in 2009 killed over 200,000. This thing is less virulent than your typical flu, although the mortality rate is higher. Nobody bats an eyelid when thousands die of flu induced pneumonia, especially when the particular strain originated... somewhere else.
DH thinks it’s going to be like H1N1, the virus will be contained and the epidemic will die off eventually.
I am grateful that China made the tough decision to lockdown Wuhan right before CNY to prevent further spreading of the virus. Right now, the community infection seems to be restricted to Wuhan and Hubei.
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