Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

[MrsKiasu]

Now ratio is lower than 1 I think…so can loosen?

[MrsKiasu]

Now ratio is lower than 1 I think…so can loosen?

[starlight1968sg]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2045292\" time=\"1636261049\" user_id=\"43981:

Now ratio is lower than 1 I think..so can loosen?

Haha... no official announcement leh

Am thinking of a staycation or a short cruise ...

[MrsKiasu]

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2045294\" time=\"1636261188\" user_id=\"14025:

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2045292\" time=\"1636261049\" user_id=\"43981:

Now ratio is lower than 1 I think..so can loosen?

Haha... no official announcement leh

Am thinking of a staycation or a short cruise ...

I don't bother le..what can be worse :oops: like dd told me last night..mommy don't be too bothered..just focus on our own family..I told her true la..my hair also white le.

For cruise can get those can easily change date one? My feel is will be chiong only..

[ChiefKiasu]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2045292\" time=\"1636261049\" user_id=\"43981:

Now ratio is lower than 1 I think..so can loosen?

You are talking about that inscrutable ratio? That 1.0 thingy? I only look at the number of reported new cases and it is still GROWING. I think that ratio thing is something the government concocted to make it seem like everything is going fine.

[MrsKiasu]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2045297\" time=\"1636261789\" user_id=\"3:

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2045292\" time=\"1636261049\" user_id=\"43981:

Now ratio is lower than 1 I think..so can loosen?

You are talking about that inscrutable ratio? That 1.0 thingy? I only look at the number of reported new cases and it is still GROWING. I think that ratio thing is something the government concocted to make it seem like everything is going fine.

Chiefks, 什么这个那个。。I don't know how they calculate..but previously I think one of the Min in MTF says such if I m not wrong.

Copy & paste ..这个ok..0.83

'7.      As of 6 November 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health has detected a total of 3,035 new cases of COVID-19 infection, comprising 2,928 community cases, 102 dormitory resident cases and 5 imported cases. Amongst the community cases today are 501 seniors who are aged 60 years and above. The ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before is 0.83.\"

[Liew Nga Wing]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2045298\" time=\"1636262599\" user_id=\"43981:

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2045297\" time=\"1636261789\" user_id=\"3:

[quote=MrsKiasu post_id=2045292 time=1636261049 user_id=43981]Now ratio is lower than 1 I think..so can loosen?

You are talking about that inscrutable ratio? That 1.0 thingy? I only look at the number of reported new cases and it is still GROWING. I think that ratio thing is something the government concocted to make it seem like everything is going fine.

Chiefks, 什么这个那个。。I don't know how they calculate..but previously I think one of the Min in MTF says such if I m not wrong.

Copy & paste ..这个ok..0.83

'7.      As of 6 November 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health has detected a total of 3,035 new cases of COVID-19 infection, comprising 2,928 community cases, 102 dormitory resident cases and 5 imported cases. Amongst the community cases today are 501 seniors who are aged 60 years and above. The ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before is 0.83.\"[/quote]The ratio 0.83 is a comparison between the community cases last weeks and this week and it is an indicator for the rate of increasing of Covid 19 cases. If the value is more than 1, that means the Covid 19 cases number are increasing at a faster rate than last week.

If there were 5000 daily cases last week and only 3000 cases daily this week, that mean the value to be less than 1. The rate of increasing is dropping.

If the daily community cases of last week (the base) is large then it is likely we will have a less than 1 value this week.

[MrsKiasu]

Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=\"2045302\" time=\"1636263566\" user_id=\"195250:[quote=\"Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=2045302 time=1636263566 user_id=195250]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2045298\" time=\"1636262599\" user_id=\"43981:

You are talking about that inscrutable ratio? That 1.0 thingy? I only look at the number of reported new cases and it is still GROWING. I think that ratio thing is something the government concocted to make it seem like everything is going fine.

Chiefks, 什么这个那个。。I don't know how they calculate..but previously I think one of the Min in MTF says such if I m not wrong.

Copy & paste ..这个ok..0.83

'7.      As of 6 November 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health has detected a total of 3,035 new cases of COVID-19 infection, comprising 2,928 community cases, 102 dormitory resident cases and 5 imported cases. Amongst the community cases today are 501 seniors who are aged 60 years and above. The ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before is 0.83.\"

The ratio 0.83 is a comparison between the community cases last weeks and this week and it is an indicator for the rate of increasing of Covid 19 cases. If the value is more than 1, that means the Covid 19 cases number are increasing at a faster rate than last week.

If there were 5000 daily cases last week and only 3000 cases daily this week, that mean the value to be less than 1. The rate of increasing is dropping.

If the daily community cases of last week (the base) is large then it is likely we will have a less than 1 value this week.[/quote]So maybe due to the 5k case few days back.. today is Sun.. did we have any update this wk? Is it every wk got updates now?

[sharonkhoo]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2045304\" time=\"1636264390\" user_id=\"43981:

So maybe due to the 5k case few days back.. today is Sun.. did we have any update this wk? Is it every wk got updates now?

And once that freak 5K day is more that 14 days in the past, and Friday's freak low count day goes into the previous weak, the ratio will go up again. If you look in the ST, they publish the ratio every day - past 7 days over 8-14 days ago.

It's a fairly pointless calculation as not all new cases are reported now. They should report on the ICU occupancy rate, or some hospital related figure.

[sharonkhoo]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2045297\" time=\"1636261789\" user_id=\"3:

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2045292\" time=\"1636261049\" user_id=\"43981:

Now ratio is lower than 1 I think..so can loosen?

You are talking about that inscrutable ratio? That 1.0 thingy? I only look at the number of reported new cases and it is still GROWING. I think that ratio thing is something the government concocted to make it seem like everything is going fine.

I think they mentioned that ratio because they overlooked the fact that not all cases are reported now. And then they got shot in the foot by that 5k count and last weeks' low day. Then the ratio is going to go up, and everyone is going to get worked up about it. I don't think it matters if the case count grows, or how fast it grows, as long as the hospitalisation/ICU rate doesn't grow too fast. And when it starts coming down, as it must eventually, then we can hope for some relaxation of measures.

As I mentioned earlier, they should use figures which they can count properly so that their stats actually mean something useful.