Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

[starlight1968sg]

At times, the report on the same news differs between CNA and ST.

[phtthp]

https://www.todayonline.com/world/covid-19-400-applications-work-pass-holders-re-enter-singapore-rejected-daily

[sharonkhoo]

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At times, the report on the same news differs between CNA and ST.

That could be because of when they got the info and when they published. CNA can republish more frequently, and it takes less time from getting the info to publishing, while ST only publishes once a day, and they probably have a deadline sometime at night for the morning newspaper. They may interview different people and have different sources too, apart from the main official ones.

[isn4i]

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[SeongheeKim]

Free masks @ Toa Payoh and Hougang

https://www.facebook.com/singaporeatriumsale/posts/585066285555806

[Estéema]

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Free masks @ Toa Payoh and Hougang
https://www.facebook.com/singaporeatriumsale/posts/585066285555806

It’s a kind disaster in the making!

Reminds me of Hello Kitty KS Singaporeans queue overnite. When crowd are in place, community spreads is possible. I’m just saying.

[zac's mum]

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COVID-19 belongs to betacoronavirus, same sub-family as SARS whereas H1N1 belongs to alphainfluenzavirus sub-family. The symptoms sensitivity, incubation, case fatality, etc are all different.

Don't know why a 4G minister says its more similar to H1N1?

He’s not referring to the virus itself, nor its scientific classification.

I agree it’s more similar to H1N1 because the symptoms are very mild and majority of the cases in SG have recovered. Only the elderly or those with other health complications are still in ICU. Even the 2-year-old has recovered and been discharged.

SG’s ICU system right now is able to cope. All those deaths you read about in China are probably due to their healthcare system being extremely heavily overloaded. They have to queue hours in the cold just to get into the hospital. So the deaths are not because the virus is particularly fatal like SARS. It’s not.

[MyPillow]

But any Article fr estab research scientist

Concluded this is less fatal than SARS?
We just know that it is far more contagious
China also did not reveal why people die ? Is it Bad virus issues or burdened medical facilities that can’t cope to help the sick ?

[floppy]

MyPillow\" post_id=\"1963540\" time=\"1581743612\" user_id=\"70594:

But any Article fr estab research scientist
Concluded this is less fatal than SARS?
We just know that it is far more contagious
China also did not reveal why people die ? Is it Bad virus issues or burdened medical facilities that can’t cope to help the sick ?

WHO good enough for you?
“As with other respiratory illnesses, infection with 2019-nCoV can cause mild symptoms including a runny nose, sore throat, cough, and fever. It can be more severe for some persons and can lead to pneumonia or breathing difficulties. More rarely, the disease can be fatal. Older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions (such as, diabetes and heart disease) appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus.”

Fatality rate estimated at less than 2% (while SARS about 30%). Death mainly due to infection, pneumonia and complications arising from Pre-existing conditions. China has been releasing infection / deaths update to WHO regularly (same as SG).

Other source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/world/asia/coronavirus-victims-wuhan.amp.html

[Estéema]

@ zac’s Mum

How’s the 6-mth old baby doing? He’s out of hospital? Hope he’s well & family or relatives can care for him.

Think it’s tough for China with such large numbers mainly focused in Hubei, Wuhan. Not only it drains physical/medical resources, the medical caregivers are also stretched & drain incl emotional wear out when they can’t be with their families for weeks going months.