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    • JadedfoxJ Offline
      Jadedfox
      last edited by

      phtthp\" post_id=\"1977468\" time=\"1590297172\" user_id=\"35251:

      For Phase 2

      What are the shops that can open,

      Which cannot be opened under Phase 1 now ?
      You can now go visit your dentist for regular polishing and other treatments for one......

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      • sharonkhooS Offline
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        phtthp\" post_id=\"1977468\" time=\"1590297172\" user_id=\"35251:

        For Phase 2

        What are the shops that can open,

        Which cannot be opened under Phase 1 now ?
        Phase 1 (https://www.gov.sg/article/safe-re-opening-how-singapore-will-resume-activities-after-the-circuit-breaker)
        Most retail outlets other personal services will not re-open in Phase One.

        Dining in at F&B outlets will continue to be disallowed.

        Only selected services, namely, motor vehicle servicing, aircon servicing, basic pet grooming services, school bookshops and retail shops selling school uniforms will be allowed to resume.

        Hairdressers and barbers will also be allowed to resume offering all hairdressing services, beyond basic haircut services.

        All home-based businesses that operate using a delivery/collection model will also be allowed to resume.

        To check if a business may resume, refer to https://covid.gobusiness.gov.sg/permittedlist/.


        Phase 2 (https://www.gov.sg/article/post-circuit-breaker-when-can-we-move-on-to-phases-2-and-3)
        More firms and businesses will gradually be allowed to re-open
        Starting with F&B dine-in and retail outlets, gyms and fitness studios, and tuition and enrichment centres.

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        • zac's mumZ Offline
          zac's mum
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          For those who are still sourcing for kids masks in prep for Term 3...I let P4 kiddo try out several types at home during past few days. His verdict?


          cloth mask - too thick & suffocating

          disposable mask - more breathable but traps sweat. Kid size: slightly too small, whereas adult size: ear loops fit but the rectangle piece is too large.

          “Gill” brand mask - much more comfortable. Easier to breathe since no parts are pressing on the nostrils at all. The silicone rubber seal is definitely “tighter” than the disposable masks which alway had air gaps at the side/bottom. Straps are fully adjustable to fit any size head, adult or child.

          ST write up about Gill mask: “Local company invents new mask to tackle global shortage; 1,000 being shipped here for sale”
          https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-local-company-invents-new-mask-to-tackle-global-shortage-1000-being?xtor=CS3-18&utm_source=STiPhone&utm_medium=share&utm_term=2020-05-24%2014%3A05%3A34

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          • lee_ylL Offline
            lee_yl
            last edited by

            zac's mum\" post_id=\"1977491\" time=\"1590302643\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1977491 time=1590302643 user_id=53606]
            For those who are still sourcing for kids masks in prep for Term 3...I let P4 kiddo try out several types at home during past few days. His verdict?

            cloth mask - too thick & suffocating

            disposable mask - more breathable but traps sweat. Kid size: slightly too small, whereas adult size: ear loops fit but the rectangle piece is too large.

            “Gill” brand mask - much more comfortable. Easier to breathe since no parts are pressing on the nostrils at all. The silicone rubber seal is definitely “tighter” than the disposable masks which alway had air gaps at the side/bottom. Straps are fully adjustable to fit any size head, adult or child.

            ST write up about Gill mask: “Local company invents new mask to tackle global shortage; 1,000 being shipped here for sale”
            https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-local-company-invents-new-mask-to-tackle-global-shortage-1000-being?xtor=CS3-18&utm_source=STiPhone&utm_medium=share&utm_term=2020-05-24%2014%3A05%3A34[/quote]
            Will you let your kid to wear the Face shield (as shown in MOE posters) without any face mask on?

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            • zac's mumZ Offline
              zac's mum
              last edited by

              We have a tinted one at home so I let him try it. Wearing such a heavy thing on the head gives him headache. Plus can expect some giddiness from the curved plastic, even if fully clear & transparent.

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              • . Offline
                .010675zeit
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                The disadvantage of being a small country with a small population means we are always slower in everything? Not sure if it's complacency, inadequacy or incompetency...


                Jadefox, don't compare with 2G and 3G lah, as they didn't have social media to bother them then. No one could compare with their friends. But now I can see my overseas friends posting pics of themselves dining at partitioned tables, as well as timely newsfeeds of progress in other F&Bs, retail and grooming outlets worldwide, I have to admit I do get flustered at times by our slowness and lack of manpower here.

                What are the Plastics SMEs doing besides manufacturing Toyogo storage boxes, supermarket bags, SKP ziplock bags and F&B takeaway boxes and BBT cups that kill the environment? It's time to do good, those Plastics SMEs. :mad:

                Has any consumer business ordered acrylic or plexiglass partitions from them yet?

                F&B/Retail/Personal Grooming

                Bangkok restaurant
                https://postimg.cc/K10wpwJK

                Germany supermarket
                https://postimg.cc/QBR6R35M

                Germany pharmacy
                https://postimg.cc/SYLt6vnx

                Madrid restaurant
                https://postimg.cc/8jBqMjvm

                Milan bistro
                https://postimg.cc/nMq5fC3f

                Texas Hair Salon
                https://postimg.cc/WdYYwr1g

                Rome restaurant
                https://postimg.cc/TLVZ0wSx

                Netherlands restaurant
                https://postimg.cc/Vdfc7qmV

                Milan cafe
                https://postimg.cc/kBXkN7yr

                Milan Nail Salon
                https://postimg.cc/4nTGcCMZ

                Tokyo Bank
                https://postimg.cc/jDCYTRW6

                Schools

                Some weeks ago, I spammed this thread with pics of East Asian schools with partitioned desks. Now, even European schools have caught up and done it in their schools (well, at least selected schools featured by their media). They got their first cases much later than us (23 Jan), but ironically, they are now quicker in their \"post-Covid19 nomalcy\" response than us. Tsk tsk.

                Netherlands primary school
                https://postimg.cc/PNK75BnS

                France primary school
                https://postimg.cc/kD5cfGLy
                https://postimg.cc/ppwJWZr0
                https://postimg.cc/d7K6BBK7

                East Asian schools have \"upgraded\" from face masks to higher quality plexiglass partitions now! And we're still talking about cloth masks and face shields and staggered recess.

                China high school
                https://postimg.cc/8FSRgzcs

                South Korea high school
                https://postimg.cc/HjTKHTRJ

                China middle school face shield a month ago
                https://postimg.cc/H8WPttX0

                East China Jiangsu school canteen for tertiary
                https://postimg.cc/JHyjmDLV

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                  .010675zeit
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                  zac's mum\" post_id=\"1977494\" time=\"1590303864\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1977494 time=1590303864 user_id=53606]
                  We have a tinted one at home so I let him try it. Wearing such a heavy thing on the head gives him headache. Plus can expect some giddiness from the curved plastic, even if fully clear & transparent.[/quote]
                  Just tell your son it's 孙悟空的 ''紧箍咒'' that he cannot take off until he leaves the school compound. 😉

                  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=harY8-ZSVEc][/youtube]

                  If your child is in preschool or primary school, they probably get those face shields with rivets/\"hinges\" which are similar to the sun-protective visor that golfers/tennis players don and the one you have. You can lift up the visor at an angle to eat from the bowl.

                  The foam/sponge headband type are without \"hinges\", so your chopsticks and spoon will langgar the edge of the visor. I have tried it a few days ago. The Unity type requires your child to have 20/20 eyesight. :evil: If you want to makan, you need to lift up the specs frame and place it on your forehead before feeding yourself.

                  The sun visor
                  https://postimg.cc/BLdYDGNF

                  Standard face shield for HCWs has a bit of room (thanks to the protrusion of foam headband) for your cutlery to enter.
                  https://postimg.cc/qN58gx1h

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                  • zac's mumZ Offline
                    zac's mum
                    last edited by

                    .zeit\" post_id=\"1977509\" time=\"1590305819\" user_id=\"171271:

                    zac's mum\" post_id=\"1977494\" time=\"1590303864\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1977494 time=1590303864 user_id=53606]We have a tinted one at home so I let him try it. Wearing such a heavy thing on the head gives him headache. Plus can expect some giddiness from the curved plastic, even if fully clear & transparent.
                    Just tell your son it's 孙悟空的 ''紧箍咒'' that he cannot take off until he leaves the school compound. 😉

                    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=harY8-ZSVEc][/youtube]

                    If your child is in preschool or primary school, they probably get those face shields with rivets/\"hinges\" which are similar to the sun-protective visor that golfers/tennis players don and the one you have. You can lift up the visor at an angle to eat from the bowl.

                    The foam/sponge headband type are without \"hinges\", so your chopsticks and spoon will langgar the edge of the visor. I have tried it a few days ago. The Unity type requires your child to have 20/20 eyesight. :evil: If you want to makan, you need to lift up the specs frame and place it on your forehead before feeding yourself.

                    The sun visor
                    https://postimg.cc/BLdYDGNF[/quote]
                    Yeah ours is the kind that with hinges & can be lifted up. Yes it’s actually a sun visor. Quite possibly the other kinds are made of lighter plastic.

                    He prefers to look like Darth Vader than Monkey King at the moment 😝

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                      .010675zeit
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                      zac's mum\" post_id=\"1977511\" time=\"1590306257\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1977511 time=1590306257 user_id=53606]

                      Yeah ours is the kind that with hinges & can be lifted up. Yes it’s actually a sun visor. Quite possibly the other kinds are made of lighter plastic.

                      He prefers to look like Darth Vader than Monkey King at the moment 😝[/quote]
                      Yep, for younger kids, we must cajole and coax using a bit of pretend play! We had a fireman helmet with visor too, so that was used alongside the dreadful nebulizer last time. :rotflmao:

                      Many space cadets, rocket men, firemen, wonder women and iron men in school next week 🙂 :siam:

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                      • lee_ylL Offline
                        lee_yl
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                        If you look at .Zeit’s post (above), China children wear both Face shield and face mask. France primary schools too, wear them in a pair.


                        In SG, we can choose to wear either just a face shield or a face mask, it is safe? Later all of us choose to wear face shield w/o a mask and we get hit with a new wave of infections (again).

                        I have seen an auntie wearing something like a sun visor, tinted till I can’t see how her face looks like. Hubby said this should not be allowed else our CCTVs can’t trace who is who. Lol.

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