Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

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starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"1971074\" time=\"1586767178\" user_id=\"14025:

Who to clarify further related to visiting a senior for his daily needs?

You can try Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) Hotline (1800-650-6060).

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lee_yl\" post_id=\"1971042\" time=\"1586755176\" user_id=\"17023:

I offered to drop groceries at my mum’s doorsteps but she preferred to shop on her own and told me she is used to do grocery shopping 3 times a week. I insist that she can go only twice a week and must avoid weekends during this period.

Is it possible to come out with some Apps that can limit everyone going to supermarkets/wet markets to say, TWICE A WEEK.

Users need to register under their respective household and can select, say, every Wednesday and Sunday, to go supermarkets. Each time must scan QR code to gain access to supermarkets.

We can use http://www.spaceout.gov.sg to check the crowd levels. There is a tab (middle tab) on supermarkets.

I went grocery shopping yesterday (Sunday) late morning after checking that it was not crowded. Everything was smooth and the queue was very short (over in a few minutes).

[phtthp]

South Korea report that


Recovered covid-19 patients,
tested positive again


https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-reports-more-recovered-coronavirus-patients-testing-positive-again

not sure can it be, because this cunning virus is hiding, or deeply embedded somewhere inside the lungs, lying \"dormant\" ?

[ngl2010]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1971088\" time=\"1586780475\" user_id=\"35251:

South Korea report that

Recovered covid-19 patients,
tested positive again


https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-reports-more-recovered-coronavirus-patients-testing-positive-again

not sure can it be, because this cunning virus is hiding, or deeply embedded somewhere inside the lungs, lying \"dormant\" ?

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3078840/coronavirus-low-antibody-levels-raise-questions-about

\"... nearly a third had unexpectedly low levels of antibodies. In some cases, antibodies could not be detected at all.
...\"

I guess this low antibodies make it possible for the person to get infected again.

[phtthp]

Heilongjiang


become another China new battle ground for covid


https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/mainland-china-reports-108-new-coronavirus-cases-mostly-imported?utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ST_Newsletter_PM&utm_term=China%E2%80%99s+new+coronavirus+cases+rise+to+near+six-week+high%2C+Russian+border+becomes+new+battleground&utm_content=13%2F04%2F2020


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Dashboard of the COVID-19 Virus Outbreak in Singapore


https://againstcovid19.com/singapore/dashboard



Mental health practitioners disappointed by 'non-essential' status of psychological treatment under Covid-19 circuit breaker measure

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/mental-health-practitioners-disappointed-by-non-essential-status-of-psychological

[phtthp]

386 new cases confirmed, highest increase so far



https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/cornavirus-record-386-new-covid-19-cases-in-spore-65-year-old-singaporean-man-becomes-9th?xtor=CS3-18&utm_source=STiPhone&utm_medium=share&utm_term=2020-04-13%2023%3A04%3A47


long list of people here
https://mothership.sg/2020/04/covid-19-update-april-13/


Coronavirus: More will die in S'pore if people keep flouting circuit breaker measure, says NCID

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-more-will-die-if-people-here-keep-flouting-circuit-breaker-measures

[lee_yl]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/up-to-70-of-those-infected-may-show-no-symptoms-making-virus-tough-to-tackle


Up to 70% may show no symptoms.

Finally we start to acknowledge that there are asymptomatic cases in the community? I thought this is nothing new as we all know from the very beginning that some Covid-19 virus carriers are asymptomatic and that Covid-19 is contagious but fatality rate is low.

I remember reading a letter which was circulated around in WA, where a few doctors jointly wrote in a petition to PM that “all should wear masks and stop mingling“. That was in early February, I think.

But we chose “no sick no need wear mask” and “live life as per normal“ approach. But again, what I find surprising is, up till mid-Mar our figures aren’t far from HK, until the cases suddenly start to grow exponentially.

Earlier, those who complete LOA can join back the workforce as MOH said, no symptom no need to test for Covid-19. Isn’t this asking all the asymptomatic virus carriers to go back to work and in the process, spread the virus?

Is today’s outcome the result of trying to scrimp on masks and test kits?



https://postimg.cc/p5K6MTHP

[phtthp]

Another 200 cases got fined, for flouting safe distancing rules.



Picture showed a group of people gathered, playing tennis together



https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/another-200-cases-of-people-fined-for-flouting-safe-distancing-rules


Up to 70% of those infected may show no sympton, making it tough to tackle covid

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/up-to-70-of-those-infected-may-show-no-symptoms-making-virus-tough-to-tackle?xtor=CS3-18&utm_source=STiPhone&utm_medium=share&utm_term=2020-04-14 10%3A04%3A42

[phtthp]

New study find at least 10 patients caught virus from those without symptom


https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-new-study-finds-at-least-10-patients-in-singapore-caught-virus-from


those who flout CB measure

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/300-fine-for-flouting-measures

Some suggested a full lock-down to be more effective, instead of just partial lock-down

while others commented that the current CB measures are restrictive enough, caused mental & social problems in themselves & their families

[SeongheeKim]

How Singaporeans Indirectly Caused the COVID-19 Spread in Dormitories

https://thekopi.co/2020/04/13/mega-dorms-explained/
[quote]There is a long prevailing mindset that Singaporeans have had with regards to foreign workers. Singaporeans are fine with their presence and appreciate their contributions, but they rather not have them in their backyard. In other words, due to perceived reasons like disharmony, invasion of privacy, littering and crime, Singaporeans are mostly against dormitories being built near housing estates.

This was seen in 2008, when residents of the upper-middle class Serangoon Gardens estate resisted plans to convert an old school into a dormitory for foreign workers. Almost 1,400 households in the area signed a petition demanding the government change its mind and about 250 people turned up at a town hall organised by MPs. They argued that they didn’t want to see “half-naked men” hanging around their neighbourhood, that the safety of the eldery and young would be compromised, and that the value of their properties would see a drop. These attitudes have led to foreign workers being located far from residential areas, hidden from sight.[/quote]