Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

[Estéema]

My frd’s daughter really hv add-ventures to her attempts to return fr the US!


She left Carolina for Newark to find the flight engine faulty but marooned there for a sleepless night with no work done as the engineers were down with COVID. Then the hotel she was staying over cld not it out meals fast enuf as there was chaos with overwhelming passengers stranded there. They then found ano routing of flight to LA flying to Narita. Hoping to reach SG by Tues.

We’re praying she’ll be stay strong, be protected fr any virus or germs & reach home to all of us.

[EarthQuek]

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[sharonkhoo]

ngl2010\" post_id=\"1968086\" time=\"1584882574\" user_id=\"40978:

Lawrence Wong just announced that the govt is considering measures against those who choose to travel overseas despite the border control measures. How about those studying overseas? Does it mean they can’t go back to uni overseas until the govt says can go back? Or, if choose to go back to uni overseas then cannot go back until permitted by the Singapore govt?

US and UK universities have all (as far as I've heard) cancelled the summer term, so students won't need to think about going back till Aug-Sep, depending on the university. The govt and the universities will reassess the situation closer to that time. For the moment, they will have to do online classes, and perhaps online/remote exams or assessments. Some universities haven't firmed up the plans yet but will probably do so within the next few weeks. I have heard that at least 1 London college has scrapped exams for 1st-year students this year. But I guess they have to make arrangements for the final-year students to take some kind of exams.

Not sure about universities in other countries.

[MyPillow]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1968111\" time=\"1584926045\" user_id=\"28674:

ngl2010\" post_id=\"1968086\" time=\"1584882574\" user_id=\"40978:

Lawrence Wong just announced that the govt is considering measures against those who choose to travel overseas despite the border control measures. How about those studying overseas? Does it mean they can’t go back to uni overseas until the govt says can go back? Or, if choose to go back to uni overseas then cannot go back until permitted by the Singapore govt?

US and UK universities have all (as far as I've heard) cancelled the summer term, so students won't need to think about going back till Aug-Sep, depending on the university. The govt and the universities will reassess the situation closer to that time. For the moment, they will have to do online classes, and perhaps online/remote exams or assessments. Some universities haven't firmed up the plans yet but will probably do so within the next few weeks. I have heard that at least 1 London college has scrapped exams for 1st-year students this year. But I guess they have to make arrangements for the final-year students to take some kind of exams.

Not sure about universities in other countries.

slmkhoo, hope your dd is safe back home?

i read quite a few returns under grads are infected, it must be hard for them n family ..

[MrsKiasu]

MyPillow\" post_id=\"1968123\" time=\"1584933542\" user_id=\"70594:

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1968111\" time=\"1584926045\" user_id=\"28674:

[quote=ngl2010 post_id=1968086 time=1584882574 user_id=40978]Lawrence Wong just announced that the govt is considering measures against those who choose to travel overseas despite the border control measures. How about those studying overseas? Does it mean they can’t go back to uni overseas until the govt says can go back? Or, if choose to go back to uni overseas then cannot go back until permitted by the Singapore govt?

US and UK universities have all (as far as I've heard) cancelled the summer term, so students won't need to think about going back till Aug-Sep, depending on the university. The govt and the universities will reassess the situation closer to that time. For the moment, they will have to do online classes, and perhaps online/remote exams or assessments. Some universities haven't firmed up the plans yet but will probably do so within the next few weeks. I have heard that at least 1 London college has scrapped exams for 1st-year students this year. But I guess they have to make arrangements for the final-year students to take some kind of exams.

Not sure about universities in other countries.

slmkhoo, hope your dd is safe back home?

i read quite a few returns under grads are infected, it must be hard for them n family ..[/quote]yeah, I hope slmkhoo's dd is safely home by now..

slmkhoo, how did your dd get back here? via normal purchase of commercial air ticket or special arrangement?

[sharonkhoo]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1968128\" time=\"1584934414\" user_id=\"43981:

yeah, I hope slmkhoo's dd is safely home by now..

slmkhoo, how did your dd get back here? via normal purchase of commercial air ticket or special arrangement?

Thanks! Yes, she got back last week, and still on SHN. She is well but keeping to herself in the spare room.

She actually had a flight booked for June (yes, she booked early!), so she just changed the date to return earlier. She had to pay a hefty change fee though. But it seems that the ticket prices went up a lot for those who booked just before they returned.

We had advised her to return even before her university (slower than others) issued the instruction that international students should go home. But we could see that it was going to happen, and the instruction came the day after she changed her ticket date. Now it seems that she will be here till Sep at least. Hopefully the universities can open again by then.

Not sure how the online classes will go, but she doesn't have many, and the time difference will only be 7 hrs by the time the next term begins. Those from US universities may have to attend classes in the wee hours! She's worried about the exams (because she actually prefers them to non-exam assessments). Oh well, I tell her that when she is my age, she will have lots of stories to tell about \"that COVID-19 year\".

[Estéema]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1968130\" time=\"1584936485\" user_id=\"28674:

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1968128\" time=\"1584934414\" user_id=\"43981:

yeah, I hope slmkhoo's dd is safely home by now..

slmkhoo, how did your dd get back here? via normal purchase of commercial air ticket or special arrangement?

Thanks! Yes, she got back last week, and still on SHN. She is well but keeping to herself in the spare room.

She actually had a flight booked for June (yes, she booked early!), so she just changed the date to return earlier. She had to pay a hefty change fee though. But it seems that the ticket prices went up a lot for those who booked just before they returned.

We had advised her to return even before her university (slower than others) issued the instruction that international students should go home. But we could see that it was going to happen, and the instruction came the day after she changed her ticket date. Now it seems that she will be here till Sep at least. Hopefully the universities can open again by then.

Not sure how the online classes will go, but she doesn't have many, and the time difference will only be 7 hrs by the time the next term begins. Those from US universities may have to attend classes in the wee hours! She's worried about the exams (because she actually prefers them to non-exam assessments). Oh well, I tell her that when she is my age, she will have lots of stories to tell about \"that COVID-19 year\".

slmkhoo,
So glad yr girl is back home with you. One week past & one more to count. Jia you!

[MrsKiasu]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1968130\" time=\"1584936485\" user_id=\"28674:

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1968128\" time=\"1584934414\" user_id=\"43981:

yeah, I hope slmkhoo's dd is safely home by now..

slmkhoo, how did your dd get back here? via normal purchase of commercial air ticket or special arrangement?

Thanks! Yes, she got back last week, and still on SHN. She is well but keeping to herself in the spare room.

She actually had a flight booked for June (yes, she booked early!), so she just changed the date to return earlier. She had to pay a hefty change fee though. But it seems that the ticket prices went up a lot for those who booked just before they returned.

We had advised her to return even before her university (slower than others) issued the instruction that international students should go home. But we could see that it was going to happen, and the instruction came the day after she changed her ticket date. Now it seems that she will be here till Sep at least. Hopefully the universities can open again by then.

Not sure how the online classes will go, but she doesn't have many, and the time difference will only be 7 hrs by the time the next term begins. Those from US universities may have to attend classes in the wee hours! She's worried about the exams (because she actually prefers them to non-exam assessments). Oh well, I tell her that when she is my age, she will have lots of stories to tell about \"that COVID-19 year\".

you must be very relieved to have her back here..nothing can beat having a whole family to be together at time like this. Is she the one having some disappointment with plans going upside down? lessons replaced by online studies will lose some of its fun also...never mind hope she could still catch up on her plans like travelling etc soon..

[sharonkhoo]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1968133\" time=\"1584939014\" user_id=\"43981:

you must be very relieved to have her back here..nothing can beat having a whole family to be together at time like this. Is she the one having some disappointment with plans going upside down? lessons replaced by online studies will lose some of its fun also...never mind hope she could still catch up on her plans like travelling etc soon..

Yes, I guess all mothers feel like this? My mother is happy she is back too!

They (she and her friends) are all disappointed by plans cancelled and so much uncertainty. But I am glad to see that they are generally being sensible about things, not grumpy, and not too stressed. Having the whole world and so many of them in it together makes a difference, I guess. And social media is a boon - I can hear my daughter talking to a friend who got back from the US earlier. Now they are in the same time zone!

Some of them were planning summer internships in other countries, but now with all the travel restrictions, I expect they will have to remake their plans and find something to do in Singapore. I just hope next year will be back to normal.

[Estéema]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1968139\" time=\"1584941872\" user_id=\"28674:

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1968133\" time=\"1584939014\" user_id=\"43981:

you must be very relieved to have her back here..nothing can beat having a whole family to be together at time like this. Is she the one having some disappointment with plans going upside down? lessons replaced by online studies will lose some of its fun also...never mind hope she could still catch up on her plans like travelling etc soon..

Yes, I guess all mothers feel like this? My mother is happy she is back too!

They (she and her friends) are all disappointed by plans cancelled and so much uncertainty. But I am glad to see that they are generally being sensible about things, not grumpy, and not too stressed. Having the whole world and so many of them in it together makes a difference, I guess. And social media is a boon - I can hear my daughter talking to a friend who got back from the US earlier. Now they are in the same time zone!

Some of them were planning summer internships in other countries, but now with all the travel restrictions, I expect they will have to remake their plans and find something to do in Singapore. I just hope next year will be back to normal.

slmkhoo,
Is yr mum staying with you? Hope yr daughter stays home with physical distancing esp fr elderlies. Keep healthy & in good cheer. We’ve online service these days. One adv is we can attend online with MIL w/o her having to travel.