Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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talking about sanitizer, I wrote earlier that there is value deal right...not long after got refunded with msg of wrong pricing wor :faint:
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Estéema\" post_id=\"1961804\" time=\"1580747796\" user_id=\"66413:
Those who raise prices by exploiting people’s fears are known as entrepreneurs. The process of rising price is called economics and the process of exploiting fears is called marketing.
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I’m also upset those online retailers exploiting ppl’s fears & selling at high prices. Worst, not only they sell useless masks at high prices online, now we hear of audacity of selling expired masks & damaged ones! Human greed & heartlessness to the core.
DS call these “black hearted merchants” / 黑心商家
But yah, those who sell expired masks, defective products etc are really black hearted merchants. -
Estéema\" post_id=\"1961805\" time=\"1580747972\" user_id=\"66413:
You decide for yourself lor. Now I see floppy’s wisdom le. Say too much facts no use de. Life goes on. Que Sera Sera[/quote]I get what you mean..just try to dissect which one is joke and which is real, sometimes can get it right
I want pink colorMrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1961803\" time=\"1580747687\" user_id=\"43981:
[quote=Estéema post_id=1961801 time=1580746786 user_id=66413]
floppy,
You’re naughtily sarcastic huh, again sending confusing msgs - one statement facts only, ano push push others to just look great & throw personal health to the winds huh? :nunchuk: MKS is not vain kind lah. Don’t like that leh. :heresmyfish:
Be consistently serious can or not? Cannot then go make happy joking videos to poke fun lah.
esteema, np de..just jk only..
with shortage of masks, can only do/cover this much.. wear or no wear don't think got lots of difference also..today dd took mrt and I only remember about the mask after that..coz dont have the habit if putting on masks tho for me, to avoid sun, yes.
how is lc, need quarantine or not
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I rmbr Dr Vivian Balakrishnan’s instructive speech back in 2003 in parliament, not to touch face & watch our unconscious habits touching eyes, rubbing nose, etc. I believe I’ve been a good student to those good-hearted doctors.
This round, the ministers’ effort in meeting & advicing & the nation to watch hygiene, exercise social responsibilities, not act in panic and it’s a global effort, not just one Grp of ppl. You noticed how much tired & older most of our ministers hv become? Yet they still plough on.
I’m sure the recent announcements, to help those in frontline & those who wld be loosing big chunk of the livelihood, did not happen with a flick of fingers or speak off the air. They’ve to hold meetings, churn numbers, pull resources before making public announcements for making aids available. The order to track & trace exploitative merchants does not just happen, but meetings to eventually persuade & ensure orders are within reasonableness & for the Public good. Mobilizing the Army to pack face masks for distribution & what form of distribution does not just happen. Much time wld hv been spent in meetings to deliberate & hear differing opinions fr civil servants before action.
I’m doing my part in calling out Jadefox’s fake as my part to stop those who think KSP is a platform for irresponsible postings, thinking we’re a bunch of blind, brainless Singaporeans (they call us sinkies) who wld be vieled to believe our docs, govt, our soldiers are the ones hiding masks fr us & compromised everybody’s health with lies. Now why wld ppl loose precious sleep (whilst the rest of us are comfortable at home with loved ones, having warm home-cooked dinners, watching TV, etc) to ensure they work & adopt good measures & emergency plans proposed by medical doctors, engineers, scientists, etc? I can’t rest even after running entire day over my elderly’s needs as the main-caregiver in hospital needs, coz I read but had no time to respond to such false posting. It irks me even now.
Goodnite & Rest well floppy. :snooze: We live ano day to tackle life constructively. -
WHO chief says widespread travel bans not needed to beat China virus
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/chief-says-no-halt-travel-102149154.html
...no need for measures that \"unnecessarily interfere with international travel and trade\" in trying to halt the spread of a coronavirus that has killed 361 people in China.
...\"We call on all countries to implement decisions that are evidence-based and consistent,\" Tedros told the WHO executive board, reiterating his message from last week when he declared an international emergency.
...China's delegate took the floor at the WHO Executive Board and denounced measures by \"some countries\" that have denied entry to people holding passports issued in Hubei province - at the center of the outbreak - and to deny visas and cancel flights.
...\"All these measures are seriously against recommendation by the WHO,\" said Li Song, who is China's ambassador for disarmament at the United Nations in Geneva. -
ammonite\" post_id=\"1961797\" time=\"1580744411\" user_id=\"50141:
:goodpost:
During global shortage, it makes sense to prioritise healthcare workers and the vulnerable.
That is however different from saying that healthy individuals will not benefit from wearing a mask in this situation, especially when asymptomatic transmission is possible and there is enough information on the modes of transmission to know that masks offer one more layer of protection.
It would have been better to call a spade a spade, and tell the healthy majority to be extra vigilant in hygiene and practice social distancing where possible. But since it is not possible in the MRT trains and buses, I guess they decided to not open themselves up for barbs thrown their way when they travel in private cars. -
Estéema\" post_id=\"1961784\" time=\"1580738833\" user_id=\"66413:
These are 2 different scanners, right?
I rmbr the US residents were upset abt airport scanners compromising the human anatomy to the naked eye. I’ve not seen the thermal scanners at the airports. Will only likely pass it next week when I fly. Anyone hv insights to share?
The one that caused some news previously is the one where you go into a glass enclosure and raise your arms.
Takes about 3-5 secs. This is done at the inspection place where you put your hand-lugggage through the x-ray conveyor belt.
Thermal scanners are usually just the infra-red video cameras that scan the crowd as they move through a space or exit the aircraft. Someone will approach those who show an elevated temperature and do an actual thermometer check. -
@ Zappy I’m trying to learn. Not particularly alarm, only proud SG was the first to innovate & use thermal scanners for SARS, but I’m not technically savvy type & trying to ustand why some scanners show up human anatomy particularly female’s. I don’t see it on TV whenever they show crowds passing airport scanners. The highlighted portion is usually face areas, or did I miss sth?
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Oh… Since we were the first to use thermal scanners during SARS, we should strive to be the first to invent something for fast detection of Wuhan virus
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lee_yl\" post_id=\"1961830\" time=\"1580776361\" user_id=\"17023:
I didn't know we were the first to use thermal scanners during SARS
Oh.. Since we were the first to use thermal scanners during SARS, we should strive to be the first to invent something for fast detection of Wuhan virus
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