Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

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[HVR]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/about-100-covid-19-cases-found-in-cleared-dorms-during-routine-testing-mom-and-moh


This is one main concern in the fight of covid. Despite residing in 'cleared' dorms, some workers were subsequently found to be positive. The challenge is that after the dorms are cleared, these workers can resume work and naturally, they will interact with so many other parties from leaving the dorms, working at sites and returning to the dorms. In the process just need 1 of them to catch the virus and the whole spreading cycle will start again. This show that the virus is highly contagious and these cases were detected early with the periodic swab tests. This to certain extend help to quickly isolate relevant individuals and contain the spread.

I guess this is the new normal we have to live with, unless we want total shut down which is unsustainable. It has become clearer with days go by that lockdown is not sustainable and is a slow suicide in term of economy. For short period at the initial stage, when we have no clue what to do, lockdown is inevitable. Going forward, early detection, isolation and treatment of cases should be our approach in the covid fight. With low mortality rate and with healthcare system not overwhelm, we should realistically expect daily new cases, with fluctuation in number, until the vaccine is developed and used. Meanwhile use TT app, token, SafeEntry, wear mask and reduce social gathering in size and frequency.

[HVR]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/have-you-herd-new-york-might-have-immunitybut-please-dont-count-on-it-the-mayor-pleads-2020-08-21?mod=newsviewer_click&link=sfmw_fb&fbclid=IwAR3Q7G1Cg3ORmIH8a_axBloTPxWPjz6mS1kKw1jkTlS2otCCHz7dFlNpi1s


There is no proof on herd immunity. People who tested positive for coronavirus anitbodies could well be asymptomatic carriers who contracted and recovered from the virus without any medical intervention. Herd immunity is as good as allowing everyone to be infected by the virus and the fittest among all will survive. It is in fact a viable strategy since the mortality rate of covid-19 is low. However, it is also known that older people and people with certain pre-exists conditions are likely to succumb to the virus. In addition, those who recovered from it may have to live with some complication such as reduced lung capacity. Our fatality rate may shoot up if the vulnerable groups are allowed to contract the virus with aim of gaining herd immunity.

[Estéema]

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https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/about-100-covid-19-cases-found-in-cleared-dorms-during-routine-testing-mom-and-moh

This is one main concern in the fight of covid. Despite residing in 'cleared' dorms, some workers were subsequently found to be positive. The challenge is that after the dorms are cleared, these workers can resume work and naturally, they will interact with so many other parties from leaving the dorms, working at sites and returning to the dorms. In the process just need 1 of them to catch the virus and the whole spreading cycle will start again. This show that the virus is highly contagious and these cases were detected early with the periodic swab tests. This to certain extend help to quickly isolate relevant individuals and contain the spread.

I guess this is the new normal we have to live with, unless we want total shut down which is unsustainable. It has become clearer with days go by that lockdown is not sustainable and is a slow suicide in term of economy. For short period at the initial stage, when we have no clue what to do, lockdown is inevitable. Going forward, early detection, isolation and treatment of cases should be our approach in the covid fight. With low mortality rate and with healthcare system not overwhelm, we should realistically expect daily new cases, with fluctuation in number, until the vaccine is developed and used. Meanwhile use TT app, token, SafeEntry, wear mask and reduce social gathering in size and frequency.

Yet, there are eyers not cooperating to their best by not adhering to scheduling time every 14 days for FWs to do swap tests. Some complain difficulty in getting appts. Did they try hard enuf? There are 18 tests locations Spread out islandwide! 16,000 eyers alr scheduled their FWs & obviously these eyers value the services of their FWs to kickstart & keep their projects going. What lame excuses!

To me these eyers are absolutely irresponsible, not realizing one gets infected, will spread to other co-FW like wild fire. It is only right that these eyers get penalized heavily both with fine & WP cancellation. However, this action causes the hapless FW victim of job losses. What MOM can then do is allow for transfer of these affected FWs to eyers who need addition hands with condition of strict adherence to pay for & schedule medical swap tests

[zac's mum]

Have your kids’ schools resumed CCAs in school yet? I wonder why it’s taking so long for sports and other CCAs to resume group activities. It’s been at least 1.5 months with no new cases of students being infected.

[phtthp]

For Secondary schools, depend (vary). Not standardized, across Secondary schools. No fixated ruling


Some Secondary school Principal have their students resumed Cca "F2F",
while
other Secondary school Principal only permit online (virtual) Cca

F2F : face-to-face

[Nebbermind]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1992663\" time=\"1598433081\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1992663 time=1598433081 user_id=53606]
Have your kids’ schools resumed CCAs in school yet? I wonder why it’s taking so long for sports and other CCAs to resume group activities. It’s been at least 1.5 months with no new cases of students being infected.[/quote]

but why the urgency in CCA resumption?
It's going to be school holiday and then probably prep for exams and then the major exams...surely it's not worth risking.

[MrsKiasu]

actually I m not looking forward for resumption of CCA but elder kid just started last week on face to face. I m so kiasi, piano, tuitions all stopped…sure 1 side of me thinking all past money wasted, their progress affected…I m sure it will affect them academically…but the other side of me thinking all these not important…maybe in near future need explore online tuitions etc but this year since no national exam just let it be ba.

[zac's mum]

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zac's mum\" post_id=\"1992663\" time=\"1598433081\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1992663 time=1598433081 user_id=53606]Have your kids’ schools resumed CCAs in school yet? I wonder why it’s taking so long for sports and other CCAs to resume group activities. It’s been at least 1.5 months with no new cases of students being infected.

but why the urgency in CCA resumption?
It's going to be school holiday and then probably prep for exams and then the major exams...surely it's not worth risking.[/quote]

Not urgent urgent lah. Of course can wait. Just tough on an extroverted kid. With all the crowds in malls and eateries, plus tuition & enrichment centers all doing F2F already, I just wonder why schools are so slow to follow.

[MrsKiasu]

can I ask do you all still go to library to borrow books? dd complaining she been reading those books (that she likes) many times already…she still likes YS especially and read Kindles…I see that she been reading those up to P6 compre stories…I m thinking should I buy or borrow from nlb maybe hide for a day b4 let dd browse it?


Is Wimpy kids still suitable for P3?