Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

[starlight1968sg]

Esteema

Am in essential service

I take bus to work and continue to see familiar passengers. Guess they are like me; bo bian

[Estéema]

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"1970810\" time=\"1586577455\" user_id=\"14025:

Esteema
Am in essential service

I take bus to work and continue to see familiar passengers. Guess they are like me; bo bian

Oh, hope you take good care. Hv u got enuf masks with you?

[starlight1968sg]

Esteema

Am using the reusable mask and wash it daily after use.

[phtthp]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1970786\" time=\"1586567902\" user_id=\"28674:

ngl2010\" post_id=\"1970747\" time=\"1586527639\" user_id=\"40978:

Thank you for your suggestion. But the problem is that there are many such old people around that are unaware that they cannot even meet their friends. How to educate these people? Maybe need to be repeated over and over again in TV and radio?

PM Lee's speech yesterday had a section addressed to the elderly, unfortunately, it seems he made the speech only in English? I hope he will make that section of the message in Mandarin and Malay too, or that someone will dub it? And perhaps also in a few dialects. I don't think the English message will do much to communicate to the elderly who are breaking the rules.

elderly old folks, their mindset hard to change. Some are just ill-informed, don't understand what's going on

[ngl2010]

Anybody terminating newspaper physical subscription? We have been subscribing both paper and digital version and noticed today the paper was thrown to our door instead of putting it nicely in front of our door so we suspect the delivery man (usually looks like foreign worker) has been changed so we got scared. We are terminating the physical form and will rely on digital form until Covid-19 is over.

[ngl2010]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1970814\" time=\"1586578656\" user_id=\"35251:

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1970786\" time=\"1586567902\" user_id=\"28674:

[quote=ngl2010 post_id=1970747 time=1586527639 user_id=40978]Thank you for your suggestion. But the problem is that there are many such old people around that are unaware that they cannot even meet their friends. How to educate these people? Maybe need to be repeated over and over again in TV and radio?

PM Lee's speech yesterday had a section addressed to the elderly, unfortunately, it seems he made the speech only in English? I hope he will make that section of the message in Mandarin and Malay too, or that someone will dub it? And perhaps also in a few dialects. I don't think the English message will do much to communicate to the elderly who are breaking the rules.

elderly old folks, their mindset hard to change. Some are just ill-informed, don't understand what's going on[/quote]I think the message must be repeated again and again in TV and radio. In different languages and dialects. Must also tell them the penalties then they will get scared. This is war.

[Estéema]

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"1970812\" time=\"1586578136\" user_id=\"14025:

Esteema
Am using the reusable mask and wash it daily after use.

Good for you.

[Coolkidsrock2]

lee_yl\" post_id=\"1970795\" time=\"1586571787\" user_id=\"17023:

Estéema\" post_id=\"1970777\" time=\"1586546385\" user_id=\"66413:

[quote=lee_yl post_id=1970771 time=1586535845 user_id=17023]

That’s the thing I am puzzled. Even a fruit stall in Clementi can get hold of hundreds of boxes of surgical masks from Indonesia, China and Vietnam, why Watson and Guardian Pharmacies forever “stock not avail”? And since surgical masks are available, why bother to only give us a symbolic no brand, 2ply cotton mask?

Nope. These are not sold at fruit stall but pop-up stalls near the fruit stall.

These pop-up stalls has been selling boxes of masks since late March, together with 2nd hand handphones. One stall sells children surgical masks too. Not sure if our supplies will continue but these masks come at a premium price tag. Doubt it’s wise to continue using on daily basis as it’ll not be sustainable as it adds to any family a heavy burden (with additional need for WiFi for WFH & HBL; increase electricity to run lighting & fan; besides getting laptops & desktops).

Countries like Taiwan, Vietnamese and even M’sia hv their own manufacturing but our atas economy do not run them & even if we do, we’ll probably hv more foreign workers on masks machines. My family tries to use the reusable ones, leaving surgical masks for MIL’s exclusive use since she belongs to more vulnerable Grp.

Hence, not sure if it drains national reserves meant for frontline staff. :xedfingers:

That is the irony. Parallel importers, pop-up stalls, Value shop etc can get hold of surgical masks and sell them, while Singapore pharmacies don’t have any? This result in Singaporeans paying through their noses to lay their hands on surgical masks. Whereas govt intervention would have helped like limit restrict EACH family can buy 10pcs of surgical masks per week.

One piece of surgical mask, we can reuse it for 2-3 days, I keep mine inside a ziplock bag.

Btw, one reusable cotton mask is also not sufficient for those working at essential services. No need to wash? Can’t dry by next day.

The effective lifespan of the Govt reusable masks was also NOT made known. Are they good for 10 washes? 15th washes or ???[/quote]Orders through reliable sources are overwhelming. I managed to order through Raffles Hospital but looks like they are no longer taking orders.

The re-usable masks dry fast, overnight. I have 2 pieces per family member.

Not difficult to order masks online now and they usually reach in about a week. Quality is different depending on their source country of production.

[jkids]

hi, can recommend where u buy kids masks (cloth and surgical)?

i saw many online but duno where i shd buy fr …
and kids mask is usually until wat age?

[Coolkidsrock2]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1970814\" time=\"1586578656\" user_id=\"35251:

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1970786\" time=\"1586567902\" user_id=\"28674:

[quote=ngl2010 post_id=1970747 time=1586527639 user_id=40978]Thank you for your suggestion. But the problem is that there are many such old people around that are unaware that they cannot even meet their friends. How to educate these people? Maybe need to be repeated over and over again in TV and radio?

PM Lee's speech yesterday had a section addressed to the elderly, unfortunately, it seems he made the speech only in English? I hope he will make that section of the message in Mandarin and Malay too, or that someone will dub it? And perhaps also in a few dialects. I don't think the English message will do much to communicate to the elderly who are breaking the rules.

elderly old folks, their mindset hard to change. Some are just ill-informed, don't understand what's going on[/quote]Some just feel that given their age, death is not fearful and will insist on maintaing their lifestyle/habits, forgetting that they are endangering the community.