Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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Going fwd in the second half of the year, how about our school children, office workers and factory workers?
I feel that our safe distancing stickers and staggered recess timings are not good enough. Must erect partitions like those you see in Ichiran Ramen joints, as masks will be removed by diners before eating!
China
https://postimg.cc/R6GXsS78
http://en.people.cn/n3/2020/0227/c90000-9662528-3.html
Taiwan
https://postimg.cc/gLnqgvkX
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan-schools/taiwan-school-uses-dividers-during-lunch-to-counter-coronavirus-idUSKBN21029K
Hong Kong
https://postimg.cc/kVsQ9j2R
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3050085/coronavirus-hong-kong-restaurants-install-physical
Korea
https://postimg.cc/r0t5Wqhx
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/04/24/work-smart-travel-alone-eat-out-fast-south-koreas-prescription-for-coronavirus-recover.html
The more draconian you are, the less Zen you are, the less 'nilly-willy wishy-washy flipflop half-past-6\" your policies are, the faster you will see great results.
Take this 1 month to make some acrylic partitions. Use corrugated cardboards also can, as long as they are secured to the long tables and do not topple when the wind blows across the hawker centre or school canteen.
Or make students eat at their own desk inside their classrooms like the PRC and Taiwanese students.
Anyway, PRC primary school students have always been taking their recess bites and lunch at their study desks in their respective classrooms. And Japanese too eat in their classrooms apparently. But alas, most likely MOE won't agree to letting kids eat in classrooms, as it's not too good for the wellbeing of young kids.
https://jpninfo.com/52113 -
the partition, I remember dh and their team talking abt it after cny dunno if really put into work or not.
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Would prefer if they use transparent plexiglass screens (rather than opaque ones) in the school canteen.
So at least the friend can still see each other & chitchat “through” the screens while eating their meals. Sadly it is quite akin to prison visits but without the small holes/corded telephones for transmitting sound.
Far better than setting up opaque barriers, that would be extremely lonely for extroverts. Eating in a solitary cubicle without interaction. As an introvert I don’t mind, but the purpose of allowing kids back to schools is for some semblance of social interaction right? -
I’d prefer the glass or plexiglass, not so anti-social & builds better mental well-being for all. Wld we hv enuf materials to set them up? I wld prefer if after CB & return to work/sch activities, we can all hv a foldable design we can carry ard in event office workers eat out during lunch & kids can bring along like a lunch box thingy.
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Business down by up to 97%, yet these restaurant owners are still giving to the community
http://saltandlight.sg/news/business-down-80-97-yet-these-restaurant-owners-are-still-giving-to-the-community/ -
Our hopes came to light!
Today’s FW cases gone further down to 628. Locals now in single-digit of number 7. We keep cooperating reduce unnecessary outing & cut COVID spread completely next week? Hope the elderlies are well cared for & no fatalities.
I’m sure our govt, together with ASEAN officials working towards restoring economic activities. Let’s pray we win over COVID enemy & regain our life back.
HOPE
Edit :- Hv to correct my own typo - FW 618 cases today -
SeongheeKim\" post_id=\"1972670\" time=\"1587797921\" user_id=\"180737:
Appreciate these hearts of giants, who help us learn to give. Thank you for sharing :thankyou:
Business down by up to 97%, yet these restaurant owners are still giving to the community
http://saltandlight.sg/news/business-down-80-97-yet-these-restaurant-owners-are-still-giving-to-the-community/ -
Estéema\" post_id=\"1972673\" time=\"1587799633\" user_id=\"66413:
7 are S/PR. What are the total community cases?
Our hopes came to light!
Today’s FW cases gone further down to 628. Locals now in single-digit of number 7. We keep cooperating reduce unnecessary outing & cut COVID spread completely next week? Hope the elderlies are well cared for & no fatalities.
I’m sure our govt, together with ASEAN officials working towards restoring economic activities. Let’s pray we win over COVID enemy & regain our life back. HOPE -
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Cloud,Estéema\" post_id=\"1972673\" time=\"1587799633\" user_id=\"66413:7 are S/PR. What are the total community cases?
Previously, .zeit shared MOH microsite where there were detailed statistics given if u look ba k at Pg 351 of this forum.
Pls forgive me as I’m not so adapt in posting links. Maybe .zeit can help respond?
* credit goes back to zeit -
Estéema\" post_id=\"1972638\" time=\"1587784087\" user_id=\"66413:
Are you quoting me out context again? I am just sharing what the 4 doctors put up as a petition back in early Feb and whose ideas were subsequently adopted by the govt.
Good if u can put in context when we shld press the authorities on use of masks, closing of borders & Mgt of FW. In the hierarchy of things, we do not hv the luxury of all using the best & most effective & I question whether we shld use the N95 even if it’s most effective. The frontliners shld hv max protection with N95, not us on the street. They’re facing the viruses daily & it’s not even comfortable for long hours. If we use N95 daily (u’re now moving away discussing 3-ply surgical masks which we’ve just started producing with ano company starting next mth), I still think it’s costly waste. DH managed a box of N95 but it was in consideration for my late FIL then who was in/out for dialysis on alternate days.
It is frustrating during times like these in fighting the COVID enemy & not fight nor bear grudges with others as even as WHO organizes its members & consolidate those vaccines some countries hv on hand to create the best vaccine, they do not yet know everything abt COVID as yet as things are evolving. We do not know as much nor shld claim to preempt the experts. The medical circles were using ventilators as mechanical support for those COVID patients with collapsing lungs in earlier times & NY mayor was fighting for the release of numerous ventilators in store. Today, specialist all over the world had realized more patients ard the world die fr using ventilators & they’re changing strategies. So, let’s just keep peace & trust the specialist & govt to work out how best to steer the world out of this mire. It’s OK to look at how to improve & do things better but it’s kind of bad to %#@?!#^* the authorities for doing this & not doing that coz they’ve bigger worries at helicopter views that we do not hv.
Just a little sharing abt how this COVID is causing frustration & bldg anger in some ppl besides the home abuse of elderly parents, spouse & children. There are some eyers housing their own workers outside of the bigger regulated dorms. In the initial week when MOM started segregating FW, these eyers were given heads-up to spread out the physical space of each FW fr cramped conditions. One eyer did try & went round town getting a few places to spread his workers out & arrange for bentos delivery after told this is crucial to prevent widespread infection & it’s top urgent. By 3pm, when an MOM Officer realized what these small scale eyers are doing & told him to stop moving his FW & the eyer got angry with him F*** govt rep. What he fail to realized is it’ll be a horrible disaster when every small scale eyers start splitting up FW in varied locations as we all know it’ll not be contained & it’s right into the main community. We’re all learning along the way. Plenty of resources are needed. Many are volunteering to care first care for the frontliners, now the FW & many more now are moving to protect the elderlies in nursing homes. Everywhere needs extra hands. Let’s do positive & constructive work. Thank you.
The authorities may have helicopter’s view but they could also benefit from the collective wisdom of the masses. In KSP alone, I see many viable ideas being shared.
Since you keep repeating that N95 masks should be reserved for frontline healthcare workers, you should be aware of the consequences should every household go buy N95 masks for their elderly family members because of their chronic illnesses.
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