Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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Coronavirus: June school holidays to start from May 5 to cover extended circuit breaker period, says Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE - The mid-year school holidays will start earlier from May 5 to cover the entire extended circuit breaker until June 1, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Tuesday (April 21).
\"By 1 Jun 2020, hopefully the situation will be much better, and we can look forward to a safe and orderly opening of schools,\" he said in a Facebook post.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-june-school-holidays-to-start-from-may-5-to-cover-extended-circuit-breaker -
6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1972111\" time=\"1587474902\" user_id=\"145858:
Your wish come true =)[/quote]yalor..so zhun..next time give 4D arh..
Maybe MOE can consider to bring forward June Holiday to 1st May?lee_yl\" post_id=\"1972078\" time=\"1587461880\" user_id=\"17023:
[quote=PlayfulFairy post_id=1972077 time=1587461560 user_id=2120]Wonder whether kids need to shorten their June hols and go back to sch? ( a bit worried cos DD is taking PSLE this yr)
PSLE papers set already right?
Which means after 1st June, school resumes.
PSLE to take place in end November. End of year holiday shorten to just 1 month - Dec.
no more Jun hol.. haiz..but we got to accept la in this uncertain time.. -
kimberlyleeforever\" post_id=\"1972107\" time=\"1587473755\" user_id=\"179710:
Do you have the list of essential F&B ? Thanks
Dessert & bubble tea stores taken off list of essential services
Bad news, bubble tea fans.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has updated the list of essential food and beverage outlets after the Multi-Ministry Taskforce press conference on Apr. 21.
A number of food manufacturers and food outlets, mostly snack and dessert-based, will no longer be considered essential services.
https://tinyurl.com/ydhf94gj -
Will bakeries still open?
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ngl2010\" post_id=\"1972128\" time=\"1587478359\" user_id=\"40978:
Apparently, news report that bakery shops to shut after 2359
Will bakeries still open?
Corrections:
All other food establishments, including those that sell hot or cooked snacks or breads, may remain open for takeaway and delivery services only. -
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https://www.gov.sg/article/circuit-breaker-extension-and-tighter-measures-what-you-need-to-know[quote]From 21 April 2020, 2359 hours, the operations of less critical services will be suspended.
For the food & beverage (F&B) sector: standalone outlets that only sell beverages, packaged snacks, confectioneries (e.g. sweets, toffees) or desserts will be required to close their outlets
All other F&B outlets that sell meals can continue to remain open for takeaway and delivery services only
Hairdressing and barber services will be required to close their outlets
For the list of activities that will be allowed to continue to operate, refer to this link.
From 21 April 2020, 2359 hours, additional restrictions will be placed on selected consum\ter-facing businesses to further reduce customer interactions.
Optician shops can operate by appointment only; walk-in customers are longer accepted
Pet supplies stores and retail laundry services must close their physical stores, but are permitted to provide online sales and delivery
The number of businesses allowed to operate at their work premises will also be reduced, especially businesses that are less critical for daily living or to maintain essential supply chains. Some businesses which are currently permitted to operate at their work premises will be required to suspend their on-site activities.
The affected businesses will be notified by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), and will have 24 hours upon notification to wind down their business operations completely. While this may mean some degradation of services, it is necessary to further reduce the number of workers in essential firms and minimise the risks of transmission among workers.[/quote] -
6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1972129\" time=\"1587478813\" user_id=\"145858:
Does it mean Old Chang Kee can still open?
Apparently, news report that bakery shops to shut after 2359ngl2010\" post_id=\"1972128\" time=\"1587478359\" user_id=\"40978:
Will bakeries still open?
Corrections:
All other food establishments, including those that sell hot or cooked snacks or breads, may remain open for takeaway and delivery services only. -
.zeit\" post_id=\"1971896\" time=\"1587353906\" user_id=\"171271:
Wa, your tongue v sharp hor.
Yes! Very low-tech right?! Did you see PM's FB video of a Eurasian chap from SGH describing how they made those \"manual\" calls and logging them in Excel spreadsheet? I wonder what Smart Nation/ GovTech is doing sometimes.lee_yl\" post_id=\"1971828\" time=\"1587304571\" user_id=\"17023:
“Manually” calling each and every one of them? You know, even DHL scams are already automated. One day can dial out thousands of calls.
As for language barrier, can still use machine translation tools lah.
I supposed after the manual calls, the most difficult part is to be able to link up the bits and pieces of info FAST enough to form the big picture. If really like you mentioned earlier, chart out the relationship trees manually (or using excel spreadsheet etc.), then what is the difference between what’s being done today and 10 years ago? Thought Singapore invested a lot in technology?
As to releasing patients particulars, I believe that is a red line MOH will not try to cross. And once a precedent is set, where to draw the line? Will MOH start to release HIV carriers’ names?
Regarding aggressive testing, Newspaper reported it as “active testing” and not “aggressive testing”. Active testing is like to lookout for someone who looks sick, then get him tested. Not ALL the FWs get tested. In no time, we will see army camps, HDB sites, SERS flats that have been used to house healthy FWs, take turns to report a spike in cases as all we need is just 1 asymptomatic FW among them.
I am not worried about those FWs as their schedules are quite known. But I am worried about those FWs residing outside dormitories. How many of them are out there and where are they staying now? An old private apartment in Balestier had put up a notice that a few FWs staying there are on SHN. I stopped going to Zhongshan Mall and City Square Mall (Farrer Park). FWs usually rent houses in Balestier/Little India/Geyland/Jurong etc. Some could be staying inside rented HDBs rented by their employers.
Like TraceTogether requires you to turn on your Bluetooth at all times, which depletes many elderly's HP battery.
Not sure why they didn't adopt Geofencing or Electronic fencing that both of us were talking about last month, in relation to HK's electroinc wristbands.
No need to release the identities of the confirmed cases, but alert the public of their intimate movements over the said period.
You know late last night, Taiwan broadcast all the locations (9 counties) that the 24 ROC Navy personnel (confirmed cases) had stepped foot on over 3 days when they disembarked from the navy ship, after spending 1 mth away in Palau and on the sea.
https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1311604
Taiwan, like Korea, uses CB. Not our CB \"Circuit Breaker\", but CELL BROADCAST. They call it 细胞简讯. About 200,000 Taiwanese have received this CB on their HPs this morning to alert them they had been in the vicinity visited by the 24 Navy officers during their homecoming visits.
https://postimg.cc/tZvpwMms
I believe our CID is also tracking by GPS but they do it by themselves quietly, and make the calls to the affected persons privately. It's tedious. SAF officers must make 2,000 calls to confirmed cases per day.
I saw they colour-tag the FWs using rubber wristbands now.
Anyway, there are so many high-tech solutions they could have learnt from others, but maybe they are too proud? Only assume their 17-year-old SARS manual is ''Gold Standard'' SOP, and 4G don't even use their heads to think of better solutions, but listen to some powerful meddlesome person sitting high UP there.
I causally mentioned that their technology was like a decade old but you said it was like 17 years.
Yes, “manual” calls then one by one log into excel spreadsheet.
I am upset by PM Lee’s statement today. He said we will need to extend CB till 1st June as the number of unliked cases has not come down, which suggested a “hidden reservoir” of cases in the community. I find that statement poorly justified. Thought MOH themselves admitted last week that it was getting harder to track as the number of new confirmed cases grows. If laypersons like us can sense that the contact tracing is SLOW / INEFFICIENT, leading to a snowball, then the conclusion that “a reservoir” of hidden cases exists is unfounded.
TraceTogether has severe limitations. Why GovTech doesn’t assist MOH? Because the job is not sexy? If TraceTogether can work, will MOH make their earlier statement or not. Obviously, both are not talking to each other.
Cell Broadcast may bring unnecessary panic to many folks in S’pore. We are not as civic conscious or as socially responsible.
MOH could be too proud to ask for technology help? Or do they even know what to ask for in the first place. Maybe since most of their management are trained doctors so they think they know everything? Or they keep clinging on to their past glories, the SARS gold standard?
Kenneth Mak, thanked SAF in today’s press conference. It’s strange that he didn’t also thank the Police and SCDF as well. Some undercurrents?
We did not use electronic wristband as we have our own Home Detention System but MOH chose not to use it for whatever reasons.
FWs wearing coloured rubber wrist band? For what? Thought they just head straight back to their dorms after work. -
implication ?
(thinking aloud)
Hari Raya is on 24 May
this CB extension to end of May month, means that Malay cannot do house-visiting during Hari Raya, because under CB lock-down. Thus, this is a smart move, to curb (control) covid-19 virus spread, to prevent people from "running around", during house-hopping visits.
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in the month of May school-holiday,
many Malaysians in Singapore are thinking of going back to Malaysia for holiday.
However, with this CB extension, Malaysians are not allowed to get out of Singapore, go back to their hometown in Malaysia for holiday, and then quickly rush back to Singapore just in time, getting ready to start new June school Term 3
many Malaysians cannot go back too, they are forced to stay in Singapore -
what season is this ?
people are dying all over the world, mourning death, because of covid-19
yet, people still fight, during queuing up for bubble tea
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