Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

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lee_yl\" post_id=\"2032324\" time=\"1627704308\" user_id=\"17023:

DH says we may see a CB 2 very soon cos the numbers are not coming down and ICU cases going up. Then we have to thank J Teo for CB1 and G Fu for CB2!

Cannot CB again. Overall GDP yoy growth was 14.3% (2Q21) but qoq wise it contracted -2.0%.
https://www.mti.gov.sg/-/media/MTI/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2021/07/AdvEst_2Q21.pdf

They just need to HA until VP Kamala Harris arrives and departs. She's coming in next month as part of her SEA tour.

Actually those rising cases don't alarm me at all. I believe they are aggressively testing and tracing to scoop up more low-viral-load individuals to substantiate their ''Get your shot, Seniors!'' narrative.

For us, we just have to live life per normal. Always be on top of things by compiling a list of barangs we wish to take along should we get the QO. If I or DC ever kena QO, I'll most probably pack the following:

1) Electronic devices with peripherals (power bank, earphones, thumbdrive, HDD, SD cards, cables)
2) Dramas/Games downloaded
3) Scanned copies of current term worksheets/lecture notes/enrichment materials/office documents
4) Facial grooming kit (Korean Face Mask sheets and Clarisonic brush)
5) Hair Dye kit + own towel
6) Manicure/Pedicure kit (But nail clippers may be disallowed)
7) Yoga mat / mini dumbbells
Snacks
9) Disposable undies
10) Multivits
11) Condiments
12) Hardcopy assessment books if relevant
13) Kindle/paperbacks/playing cards/puzzle books
14) Sketch Book & colourings
15) Lightweight musical instrument
16) Essential oils or aromatherapy room sprays
17) Mini kettle and my own 3-in-1 sachets
18) Arrangement with pte tutor to conduct Zoom tuition during QO

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chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2032362\" time=\"1627720693\" user_id=\"162894:

Maybe someone saw your post.
Unfortunately, if it's only shared on social media, the intended targets may not get to view the videos.

Oh that's good!! Hope can persuade another 5k-10k!

Old folks have been getting misinfo/disinfo on their smart phones. They do know how to watch videos on their HP!

They can also register their interest in Sinopharm with Raffles Med or IHH. It's coming in next mth.
https://www.rafflesmedicalgroup.com/covid-19/vaccines/sinopharm/

But must tell them they might need to undergo PET when they attend grandkids' weddings or attend religious events.

[emoh]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2032362\" time=\"1627720693\" user_id=\"162894:

.zeit\" post_id=\"2031839\" time=\"1627224769\" user_id=\"171271:

I suspect many unvaccinated elderly are the lower-middle income retirees or workers who do not understand much of what the govt's been saying. Because they hardly travel, there's no impetus for them to be vaccinated. Of course I know there are also elderly Eng-ed leftists or Chinese-ed helicopters/former China businessmen & returnees (who are middle-upper class) that are not keen on vaccination.

Perhaps the PAP could rope in WP's MPs to help convince the rank-and-file / blue-collar workers. I saw on TV weeks ago WP elected MPs like Gerald Giam, Dennis Tan, Pritam and grassroots volunteers supporting the recent Hougang swabbing exercise. Quite touched by the WP!

Wonder if it's possible/convenient/appropriate to get Low Thia Khiang, their ''influencer'' aka 江湖老大, to record a Teochew + Chinese video or give a soundbite to Mediacorp Ch 8 to persuade the elderly who simply don't want to listen to PAP grassroots or LHL to tell them to jab. I don't think anyone bothers listening to HSK or understands HC's cheem explanations at all!

Maybe the WP can record the same type of vaccination videos in 4 diff dialects and other mother tongues. Instead of looking at Koh Poh Koon, you listen to Low Thia Khiang. Instead of Ong Ye Kung, you listen to Png Eng Huat. Instead of Rahayu, you listen to Raeesah or Manap Faisal. Instead of Josephine Teo, you see maybe Dennis Tan, Yee Jenn Jong or whoever that speaks the dialect.

Of course I know they have no obligation to help PAP increase the vaccination uptake, nor help OYK @ MOH whom they defeated in 2011, so maybe they can just target at their own constituencies' audience. But the videos can be shared on WP social media, so other underdogs living in PAP wards can watch them on HP too.

I don't know if it will work, but I see all opposition legislators in Taiwan enthusiastically driving up their vaccination rate, organising mass testing exercises, implementing SMMs & rolling out vaccination program in their respective municipalities or counties, despite that the ruling govt is DPP led by Tsai Ing-wen. Concerted efforts have been put in by DPP, KMT & TPP lawmakers and grassroots leaders to ensure the elderly in their constituencies have a pleasant experience at their vaccination centres. (NB: They have municipal / mayoral elections coming up next year, so they work very hard to impress their voters this pandemic.)

Maybe someone saw your post.

Unfortunately, if it's only shared on social media, the intended targets may not get to view the videos.

https://i.imgur.com/lHMtvOg.jpg\">

https://mothership.sg/2021/07/low-thia-khiang-video-vaccination/

[lee_yl]

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lee_yl\" post_id=\"2032324\" time=\"1627704308\" user_id=\"17023:

DH says we may see a CB 2 very soon cos the numbers are not coming down and ICU cases going up. Then we have to thank J Teo for CB1 and G Fu for CB2!

Cannot CB again. Overall GDP yoy growth was 14.3% (2Q21) but qoq wise it contracted -2.0%.
https://www.mti.gov.sg/-/media/MTI/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2021/07/AdvEst_2Q21.pdf

They just need to HA until VP Kamala Harris arrives and departs. She's coming in next month as part of her SEA tour.

Actually those rising cases don't alarm me at all. I believe they are aggressively testing and tracing to scoop up more low-viral-load individuals to substantiate their ''Get your shot, Seniors!'' narrative.

Who cares about her coming? Lol.

Hopefully the daily figures can come down by next week. I would rather we extend by 2 weeks phase 2 HA than enter CB2. Already 3-digit daily figures for very long already. Last week there were only 3 ICU cases but this week at 7. Like OYK said, ICU numbers may just double every week if we don’t keep our community cases low.

Confirm got hidden reservoir now. Must be some KTVs uncles didn’t want to step forward to admit and be tested earlier lah.

I think Singapore is Schizophrenic.
Here we are tightening up with ICU cases creeping up yet LW just announced that by Sept, it will be quarantine-free for vaccinated travellers.

[emoh]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2031973\" time=\"1627355928\" user_id=\"162894:

emoh\" post_id=\"2031690\" time=\"1627130295\" user_id=\"10618:

[quote=emoh post_id=2031588 time=1627048452 user_id=10618]
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/covid-19-students-chij-katong-convent-put-home-based-learning-after-2-pupils-test-positive

https://www.facebook.com/166119094117196/posts/928507837878314/

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20210727-1174260

3rd case @ Pei Chun (close contact with the one of the 1st 2 cases), detected on Sun 25 July, last in sch on Fri 23 July. HBL for all P3 from today till next Fri.[/quote]https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/9-year-old-son-unable-serve-home-quarantine-order-family-4-share-1-bedroom-singapore-dad

[Estéema]

DS received his 2nd dose early this week. Except for a day of lerthagy & fever, for which he did HBL, there were no other detrimental incident as originally apprehensive about. In fact, he wanted to hv his 2nd jab earlier but we advised him to hold out. Was initially worried myocarditis so didn’t agree to an enthusiastic son to bring fwd. His faith was stronger than parents human blind-side thinking he might result as one of few rare cases. Eventually, we had no reason to hold him back. Now, we’ve learnt a firm lesson to trust God to watch over him child, just as we’ve trusted ourselves to vaccination, including our Taoist inclined MIL who encouraged DS tho he’s her 1st grandchild. She had been vigorously advocating vaccination amongst her brothers & an 89-year-old elderly sister of hers. Every individual’s respond differently to vaccines & we’ve got to know our system enuf to take that leap of faith.

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lee_yl\" post_id=\"2032379\" time=\"1627734435\" user_id=\"17023:

.zeit\" post_id=\"2032368\" time=\"1627723511\" user_id=\"171271:

[quote=lee_yl post_id=2032324 time=1627704308 user_id=17023]DH says we may see a CB 2 very soon cos the numbers are not coming down and ICU cases going up. Then we have to thank J Teo for CB1 and G Fu for CB2!

Cannot CB again. Overall GDP yoy growth was 14.3% (2Q21) but qoq wise it contracted -2.0%.
https://www.mti.gov.sg/-/media/MTI/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2021/07/AdvEst_2Q21.pdf

They just need to HA until VP Kamala Harris arrives and departs. She's coming in next month as part of her SEA tour.

Who cares about her coming? Lol.

Hopefully the daily figures can come down by next week. I would rather we extend by 2 weeks phase 2 HA than enter CB2. Already 3-digit daily figures for very long already. Last week there were only 3 ICU cases but this week at 7. Like OYK said, ICU numbers may just double every week if we don’t keep our community cases low.

Confirm got hidden reservoir now. Must be some KTVs uncles didn’t want to step forward to admit and be tested earlier lah.

I think Singapore is Schizophrenic.
Here we are tightening up with ICU cases creeping up yet LW just announced that by Sept, it will be quarantine-free for vaccinated travellers.[/quote]We have to care & pivot strategically, as China's turning inward and not likely opening without 21-day quarantine till end-22!
We need US to stay relevant & engaged here. Lloyd Austin just left and glad KH is coming next. The US ambassador post has been vacant for 5 freaking years (!!) since Trump took office in 2016! Other SEA countries have a US ambassador except Singapore (and of course Thailand whose ambassador just resigned this year, and Philippines whose ambassador got transferred to Indonesia last Sept).
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/biden-picks-kaplan-to-fill-long-vacant-singapore-ambassador-post

You can't have CB because the construction & mfg sectors must move. CB means they all have to stop work and it'll hurt our economy. The workers have to reclaim Pedra Branca, build BTOs, MRT, clear the forests, etc. US Global Foundries, the #3 semi-conductor competitor of Taiwan's TSMC and Korea's Samsung, is expanding in Singapore too.

Singapore is not schizophrenic. It's OYK who's the schizo!

On 26 Jul, he delivered a Ministerial Statement:

\"(Singapore is) perhaps the only country in the world, which has not suffered a collapse of our hospitals nor a high death toll, and at the same time achieved a very high vaccination rate in our population.\"

Then on 28 Jul, he told the newly awarded healthcare scholars 80% of our 1,000 beds have been taken up! :siao:
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/hospital-beds-could-fill-up-in-a-week-if-a-covid-19-cluster-grows-uncontrollably-ong-ye-kung.6566179/

His messaging can sometimes be rather confusing to the ordinary folks.

Actually, the higher ups are watching how the ''First Among Equals'' galvanise the peers & 3G seniors to heed his clarion call. Some of the office bearers are obviously taking a back seat, avoiding the limelight, lepaking in one corner with their own affairs and not proactively pushing his vaccination agenda.

PS: Singapore is not the only country in the world. Bhutan is 90% fully vaccinated with AZ, SinoPharm and Moderna. Only 2 deaths so far. There are also other Pacific island nations which have high vaccination rate and low death tolls.

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kimberlyleeforever\" post_id=\"2032393\" time=\"1627744836\" user_id=\"179710:

... she was cleaning the floor at home so that we have a clean house to return to.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-vaccine-one-week-avoid-exercise-swimming-running-moh-15165086

https://postimg.cc/rKtRZpF0

[pirate]

We do not need the US to 'pivot' here, thank you very much. The only thing they want is to sell us more military hardware and set up military bases. Everything else is beyond their control. US companies and businesses don't listen to their gov. It's up to us to get the businesses to come, not Harris or Biden.


As for China, all they want is to sell us more everything else, and not to let the US set up military bases. Unlike the US, the SOEs do listen to their gov. But it is still up to us to get the business.

Mostly, they both want us to either say nice things about them or shut up if we have nothing good to say.

So there. Both are nice super powers. They are both the greatest thing to happen to mankind this century since apple pie and mala hotpot. Please just don't fight in our backyard. Thank you.

Just get almost everybody vaccinated. P, M, S or the other S or N. It actually makes no difference, apart from the occasional side effects. Unless we happen to be shareholders of one or the other...

Then we can do away with all those pesky QO and SHN. That's what it means to deal with an endemic COVID-19. You don't QO, SHN or ring-fence when somebody catches the flu.

And if you do get it despite 2 jabs, think of it as getting a free booster against that particular variant.

:siam:

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lee_yl\" post_id=\"2032379\" time=\"1627734435\" user_id=\"17023:

I think Singapore is Schizophrenic.
Here we are tightening up with ICU cases creeping up yet LW just announced that by Sept, it will be quarantine-free for vaccinated travellers.

It's because we have to deal with 2 groups:
- unvaccinated (the worrying ones are the seniors; younger ones generally get seriously ill)
- fully vaccinated

The 2nd group are the larger group, and the relaxation of measures is necessary for the economy, education, and general well-being (dining-in, travel, exercise, family gatherings, life events, work/social life, etc.). At some point, this group must be allowed to resume a more normal life with fewer restrictions. And they are not likely to cause hospitals to be overwhelmed.

The 1st group are the minority, and sooner or later, given the reasons above, they cannot assume that the nation will stay restricted just to give them more protection. I feel that the time has come that the burden of protection needs to flip - the unvaccinated will have to restrict themselves to protect themselves, while watching the rest of the population resume normal activities. They are the ones who are likely to be in the ICU beds.