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COVID-19 Outbreak: 313 Confirmed Cases in SG, 117 Discharged, 15 Critical (18 Mar)

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Just now, Odyssey2011 said:

no cannibalism at all? Hope so....

“...China has a long, well-documented history of culinary cannibalism. One 12th-century text made regular reference to dumplings filled with minced human (often political prisoners), and another book, written in 1423, detailed regional recipes for boiling and steaming human flesh....”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2017/03/09/5-tasty-facts-about-human-cannibalism/

 

“.....Cannibalism and Chopped Off Tongues during the Cultural Revolution...”

http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat2/sub6/entry-5530.html#chapter-3

Ok thanks for correcting, chinese are experienced in eating anything on this earth lol

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And so..the curious question of why 2 recent pandemic originate from the same country, SARS and Wuhan virus comes to mind. But it hasn't happen before.

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Wuhan virus: Singapore confirms 5th case; patient from Wuhan stayed at her family's home in Ceylon Road

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SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed a fifth case of Wuhan coronavirus infection in Singapore.

The patient is a 56-year-old female Chinese national from Wuhan who arrived in Singapore with her family on Jan 18.

The case was confirmed at 2pm on Monday (Jan 27), said MOH.

The patient was asymptomatic during the flight to Singapore.

She subsequently developed symptoms on Friday and was conveyed by ambulance to Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Sunday. She was classified as a suspect case and immediately isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).

Subsequent test results confirmed Wuhan virus infection on Monday, said MOH. She has no known links to the other confirmed imported cases.

Before being admitted to hospital, the patient stayed with her family at their home in Ceylon Road.

Since the onset of symptoms on Friday, she had remained in her home until she was brought to the hospital on Sunday, MOH said.

She is currently warded in an isolation room at the NCID and her condition is stable.

MOH said it has started epidemiological investigations and contact tracing to identify individuals who had close contact with the patient.

In its statement, the MOH also provided updates on other suspected cases.

It said that as of noon on Monday, 62 of the patients previously classified as suspected cases have tested negative for the coronavirus and four tested positive.

Test results for the remaining 57 suspected cases are still pending.

The MOH said contact tracing for the confirmed cases is still ongoing, adding that it has identified 115 close contacts from the first four confirmed cases.

Of the 86 contacts who are still in Singapore, 75 have been contacted and are being quarantined or isolated, the ministry said, adding that efforts are ongoing to contact the remaining 11.

“Once identified, MOH will closely monitor all close contacts. As a precautionary measure, they will be quarantined for 14 days from their last exposure to the patient. 

“In addition, all other identified contacts who have a low risk of being infected will be under active surveillance, and will be contacted daily to monitor their health status.”

The ministry also advised the public to defer all travel to Hubei Province and all non-essential travel to mainland China.

It also said all travellers should monitor their health closely for two weeks upon return to Singapore and seek medical attention promptly if they feel unwell. They should also inform their doctors of their travel history.

If they have a fever or respiratory symptoms such as cough or shortness of breath, they should wear a mask and call the clinic ahead of the visit, the ministry said.

The MOH also advised the public to avoid contact with live animals, including poultry and birds, and consumption of raw and undercooked meats.

It also said to avoid close contact with people who are unwell or showing symptoms of illness, observe good personal hygiene and practise frequent hand washing with soap.

“MOH will continue to monitor the situation closely. As medical practitioners are on the lookout for cases with pneumonia who have recently been in China, Singapore is likely to see more suspect cases that will need to be investigated for possible links to the Wuhan cluster.”

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3 minutes ago, Fcw75 said:

Time to see how our 4G leaders perform.

Are you some political observer in disguise? :ninja: I do agree on the part about providing clear direction and seamless coordination across ministries.

Wuhan virus outbreak will be a test of 4G leaders' teamwork, say political observers

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SINGAPORE - How Singapore's fourth-generation (4G) leaders handle the Wuhan virus could prove to be the first major test of their teamwork, political observers have said.

They added this is especially so for the Republic's younger ministers who make up the multi-ministry task force put together last week to tackle the rapidly spreading virus, which emerged from the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.

The group was out in force on Monday (Jan 27), the third day of Chinese New Year, to announce a slew of new measures aimed at protecting Singaporeans from the infectious new coronavirus.

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong and National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chair the task force, headed up the briefing flanked by Communications and Information Minister S. Iswaran, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing and Education Minister Ong Ye Kung.

Mr Inderjit Singh, a former People's Action Party (PAP) MP, noted that the third-generation team did an excellent job tackling the outbreak of Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) virus in 2003.

He said Singapore's standards of contact tracing and temperature screening at airports were even adopted internationally, giving Singaporeans great confidence in the 3G team's ability to handle crisis.

"How the 4G team handles the Wuhan virus crisis will be an important measure of their ability," added Mr Singh.

"Singaporeans are looking to them to tackle this issue to protect everyone and we want them to succeed. All Singaporeans should work with the leaders and the government so that we can come out of this crisis with minimal impact."

Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser of the National University of Singapore said some may argue that Singapore has learned much from the Sars period, thereby making the 4G leaders' jobs much easier.

But nevertheless, a crisis of this scale would still require leaders to be proactive, preemptive and capable of making critical and timely decisions, noted Prof Tan.

They must also provide clear direction and coordinate seamlessly across ministries, he added.

"More importantly, it would be a test of collective leadership, which Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has previously pointed out would characterise the 4G leadership."

Prof Tan added that the Wuhan virus outbreak could be to the 4G as nation-building was to the "1G", as the Asian financial crisis was to the "2G", and as the Sars outbreak was to the 3G team.

Other members of the task force were seated in the front row with the audience at the briefing on Monday.

They included Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli, labour chief and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Ng Chee Meng, Manpower Minister Josephine Teo, Social and Family Development Minister Desmond Lee and Senior Minister of State for Transport, and Communications and Information, Dr Janil Puthucheary.

Each took turns speaking about their ministries' measures to prevent the spread of the virus and support Singaporeans.

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, who is also Finance Minister, serves as the adviser to the task force and was not at the briefing.

But he told an audience of businessmen and members of the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations on Monday that the Wuhan virus is a challenge that Singapore must face "together as one people".

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LHL always said how capable the 4G leaders are, etc ma.

Time to talk the talk and walk the walk.

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I think they need to restrict entry of people from China or at least the badly affected parts of China. 
no tourists. 

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33 minutes ago, Wind30 said:

I think they need to restrict entry of people from China or at least the badly affected parts of China. 
no tourists. 

This one im absolutely with you my friend...doktors in china will no doubt be throwing all sorts of unrelated vaccines and antibiotics at the newcomer virus...which can have the unintended effect of making it stronger..this is only the early days of the birus...worst is yet to cum...i recommend strong resolute action from this gahmen...including cancelling the Chingay. 🧐

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5 hours ago, Fcw75 said:

LHL always said how capable the 4G leaders are, etc ma.

Time to talk the talk and walk the walk.

Piece of cake. 👌😂

 

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1 hour ago, Playtime said:

Piece of cake. 👌😂

 

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How does he know when the rest of the medical community is still in the dark? 

 

Already there are 80 plus deaths in China.

 

 

He better ask my colleague to stop talking and do something seriously.

 

Minister of Health and DPM said government with the cooperation of citzenship can stop this.

 

How citizen cooperate when there are not enough mask going around and some selling N95 for 200 plus.

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7 hours ago, Wind30 said:

I think they need to restrict entry of people from China or at least the badly affected parts of China. 
no tourists. 

Charge them critical ward charges, auto sick one won’t come 😀

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7 hours ago, Kyrios said:

This one im absolutely with you my friend...doktors in china will no doubt be throwing all sorts of unrelated vaccines and antibiotics at the newcomer virus...which can have the unintended effect of making it stronger..this is only the early days of the birus...worst is yet to cum...i recommend strong resolute action from this gahmen...including cancelling the Chingay. 🧐

Pls hor.  Medical Personnel got high praise from The Lancet.

Up to now, these countries/territories has imposed full/partial ban:

1. HK SAR

2. Macau SAR

3. Taiwan

4. Malaysia

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