Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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Face to face (in school).
As opposed to Zoom virtual lessons from home). -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"1975757\" time=\"1589431356\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1975757 time=1589431356 user_id=53606]
Okay...I will try to contact my daughter's teacher to clarify about this May 19 school reopening stuff
Face to face (in school).
As opposed to Zoom virtual lessons from home).[/quote] -
Cocktail bar, Italian restaurant call it quits amid COVID-19 challenges for F&B sector
SINGAPORE: From S$1,726 in February to S$1,545 in March and then S$723 in April. The average daily sales at downtown cocktail bar Jekyll & Hyde steadily dropped as the COVID-19 pandemic hit business.
By April, sales were down by 70 per cent compared to five months ago in November, as the bar could only do deliveries and takeaways once dine-ins were off limits under the “circuit breaker” measures that started on Apr 7.
Even before that, its owner Mr Chua Ee Chien had been busy negotiating with the real estate management company that represents the landlord to reduce rent. Companies in the central business district had begun directing workers to telecommute, and the number of customers he could serve was limited by safe distancing protocols.
More at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/bar-jekyll-hyde-italian-restaurant-modestos-fnb-close-covid-19-12721132 -
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starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"1975836\" time=\"1589449772\" user_id=\"14025:
Wow, surprised to learn that we have achieve 0 case for FWs residing outside dorm (on 13th May)!
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-cases-public-not-to-be-alarmed-manpower-minister-12731084
The title looks interesting
However, there’s one statement the ministers like to repeat, “The large number of reported migrant workers cases reflected the current approach of aggressive testings”. Does that mean if govt also conducts aggressive testing for FWs staying outside dorms (and our local community), we will also see large number of cases? -
Covid-19 isn't just a respiratory disease. It hits the whole body
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/12/health/coronavirus-symptoms-blood-clots-inflammation/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZPuCTyACE1f78qkBZXcJ261peUg2ehdQaimCeQIzKdqu8ZHcCA8SBR3Q
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-death-blood-clot-indian-national-12722510
https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/blood-clot-risk-seen-covid-19-patients
covid toes
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/from-blood-clots-to-covid-toe
video here
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/video-on-demand/on-the-red-dot-fy2021 -
lee_yl\" post_id=\"1975858\" time=\"1589456337\" user_id=\"17023:
Certainly there will be cases as yet undetected in the community and among other groups which will be uncovered with aggressive testing, but it would be a relatively small no., I expect. Which is why they probably don't want to do it. And with the weeks of CB we've gone through, most infections will have been discovered and contained.
However, there’s one statement the ministers like to repeat, “The large number of reported migrant workers cases reflected the current approach of aggressive testings”. Does that mean if govt also conducts aggressive testing for FWs staying outside dorms (and our local community), we will also see large number of cases?
The main difference, I believe, is the large no. of FWs packed into the dorms before the CB - just having those nos. of people in fairly close quarters sharing bathrooms, dining areas, etc. means there will be more transmission, and the transmission would have continued until they had managed to move out many of them into other places. I think the other types of housing for FWs are smaller (tens instead of hundreds or thousands), and for the community, we live with much smaller groups of people. Other factors that contribute to the no. of cases among FWs are that many FWs are afraid to report sick for mild symptoms (they have fragile job security), or may not understand what symptoms to look out for (because of language difficulties). -
slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1975923\" time=\"1589502628\" user_id=\"28674:
Very hard to pintpoint. If one day SG starts its aggressive testing for local community and FWs residing outside dorms, we will know the figures. Best if we conduct antibody tests to detect the prevalence of the virus among the local population.
Certainly there will be cases as yet undetected in the community and among other groups which will be uncovered with aggressive testing, but it would be a relatively small no., I expect. Which is why they probably don't want to do it. And with the weeks of CB we've gone through, most infections will have been discovered and contained.lee_yl\" post_id=\"1975858\" time=\"1589456337\" user_id=\"17023:
However, there’s one statement the ministers like to repeat, “The large number of reported migrant workers cases reflected the current approach of aggressive testings”. Does that mean if govt also conducts aggressive testing for FWs staying outside dorms (and our local community), we will also see large number of cases?
The main difference, I believe, is the large no. of FWs packed into the dorms before the CB - just having those nos. of people in fairly close quarters sharing bathrooms, dining areas, etc. means there will be more transmission, and the transmission would have continued until they had managed to move out many of them into other places. I think the other types of housing for FWs are smaller (tens instead of hundreds or thousands), and for the community, we live with much smaller groups of people. Other factors that contribute to the no. of cases among FWs are that many FWs are afraid to report sick for mild symptoms (they have fragile job security), or may not understand what symptoms to look out for (because of language difficulties).
Yes, I also think it has something to do with the packed living conditions and shared bathrooms/communal living that caused the numbers to be high but ST Everyday chooses to only report it as being due to current approach of aggressive testing, and never report about the dorm living conditions. So much about journalistic integrity.
Extrapolating, if the same approach of aggressive testing is performed on the local community, will we see a higher number than that reported today?
BTW, I am wondering for FWs residing inside dorms, those that had been tested very early, say on the 7th April, and showed negative, do they need to retake the test before they start work on 1st June, like what the govt is going to do to all the preschool teachers? Ultimately, it is just a swab, NOT A VACCINE, so those tested negative earlier on, who to say they won’t catch it later? -
phtthp\" post_id=\"1975894\" time=\"1589466825\" user_id=\"35251:
The day before, TV news reported more and more children and teens (below the age of 15yo) in NYC and some western countries develop complications Kawasaki-like symptoms etc.
Covid-19 isn't just a respiratory disease. It hits the whole body
I recalled watching channel 8 news, two experts talked about this, nothing much but repeat some basic facts like in SG, our children did not develop these symptoms unlike the westerners. I wonder why so far, nobody talked about SG children receiving BCG vaccination, which probably is one reason why the children who kena covid, showed only mild symptoms. Guess either the experts do not believe OR they have not followed up on the academic work on BCG and Covid-19. -
lee_yl\" post_id=\"1975941\" time=\"1589508270\" user_id=\"17023:
Read this my heart seems to become weaker, body feel no energy.. when counting down to school reopen yesterday I already have some 'odd' feeling inside me..hope it is only today, aiyo I think I have stress liao la...just ate my lunch of rice and meat, hope it gives me more energy.
The day before, TV news reported more and more children and teens (below the age of 15yo) in NYC and some western countries develop complications Kawasaki-like symptoms etc.phtthp\" post_id=\"1975894\" time=\"1589466825\" user_id=\"35251:
Covid-19 isn't just a respiratory disease. It hits the whole body
I recalled watching channel 8 news, two experts talked about this, nothing much but repeat some basic facts like in SG, our children did not develop these symptoms unlike the westerners. I wonder why so far, nobody talked about SG children receiving BCG vaccination, which probably is one reason why the children who kena covid, showed only mild symptoms. Guess either the experts do not believe OR they have not followed up on the academic work on BCG and Covid-19.
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