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On 3/18/2020 at 9:20 PM, Carbon82 said:

+47 new cases!!!

-3 discharged

196 warded

15 critical

 

COVID-19 cases in Singapore reach 313 with 47 new infections, 33 imported

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SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday (Mar 18) reported 47 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total in the country to 313.

This is the first time the number of infections in Singapore have passed the 300 mark, and is the highest number of confirmed daily cases reported so far. 

Of the new cases, 33 are imported, and includes 30 returning Singapore residents who were infected overseas and brought the infection to Singapore, authorities said.

These imported cases comprise citizens, permanent residents and long term pass holders. 

Nineteen of them have a travel history to Europe while six had been in North America. Six other cases have a travel history to ASEAN nations while another case travelled beyond ASEAN to other parts of Asia. 

The remaining imported case had travelled to both Europe and North America. 

Nine other cases are linked to previous cases while five are currently unlinked, MOH added. 

As part of enhanced efforts to tackle the spread of COVID-19, MOH said it is advising Singaporeans to defer all travel abroad, and that Singaporeans coming back from overseas will have to serve a 14-day self-isolation.

"Most of these cases are imported ones and the majority are Singaporeans and residents coming back from overseas ... we cannot afford to take further risk if the number of these imported cases continue to rise," said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong. 

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said he expects the number of cases to increase but Singapore's healthcare capacity is "designed to handle them".

"So 47 is the highest single day so far, but we do see the number going up ... many residents have returned to Singapore, even before we introduced the Stay-Home Notice and the current travel advisory," he said.

"We do expect some of them to be infected. They are now in the incubation period and in the next two or three weeks, we will see some of these infected cases emerging."

He also said that MOH would be announcing additional social distancing measures, particularly for the more vulnerable such as the elderly.

"This will help to further reduce the risk of transmission in our local community," he added.

SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA HEALTH OFFICIALS HOLD VIRTUAL MEETING

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong held a virtual meeting on Wednesday with his Malaysian counterpart Dr Adham Baba, as well as senior officials from the Malaysian Health Ministry and the Johor state health department.

"Dr Adham Baba informed us that Malaysia had to make a serious announcement on Mar 16 night to implement a Movement Control Order to curb the spread of COVID-19," said MOH in a Facebook post. "With rapid increases in cases seen in many countries, the COVID-19 outbreak is now a global pandemic and it is concerning to us."

Malaysia has barred citizens from going overseas and foreigners from entering the country for two weeks, a move announced by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday night amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country.

The announcement briefly caused long queues in supermarkets in Singapore, before Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that the movement of goods and cargo, including food, will continue between the two countries.

Singapore firms and Johor residents who used to commute daily to work in Singapore scrambled to find alternative accommodation. In the final hours of Tuesday night, travellers piled up along the Causeway as people tried to make it across the strait before the midnight deadline.

Health officials from both countries agreed that they should continue to work closely together, "as the situation is evolving quickly".

"Senior Officials under the Singapore-Malaysia Joint Working Group (JWG) are in close communication and are sharing information with each other on COVID-19 to facilitate timely response and contact-tracing of confirmed cases," said Singapore's MOH.

"We will work together to find solutions to minimise the impact on the lives of our people and protect them from COVID-19," the Facebook post added.

Several cases in Singapore has been linked to a religious gathering in Malaysia, resulting in the the closure of all mosques in Singapore until Mar 26.

MOH found that 101 people in Singapore had attended the gathering, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli had told the media.

The event held at the end of last month at a sprawling mosque complex on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur has emerged as a source of hundreds of new coronavirus infections spanning Southeast Asia.

A 34-year-old Malaysian man who attended the event died on Tuesday, said Dr Adham - the first death linked to the event, which was attended by 16,000 people, including 1,500 foreigners from Indonesia and Brunei, among others.

The chart a me thinks got to be supplemented by a daily chart new cases vs discharge cases

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54 minutes ago, BenTong said:

That’s quite discriminating  leh to single them out in one swoop.. there are charities that handles some of these.. 

Anyway do consider to do so .. this amount may mean lots to some .

Everyone in my family set aside a certain percentage of money either from our pay or pocket money (children) and will donate it to a single cause or a couple organisations. But only after we have identify (as well as we can cos we also do not have all the time in the world to be doing this) those we feel are more in need, fundings are low and understand briefly how the money will be spent. 
 

From our yearly donation, we realised not all charity work as efficiently as others. Some of them have a lot of ‘heart’ and disbursed funding readily without considering if the person receiving it have duplicate helps. Some use a lot of their mind and are too careful in their disbursements which lead to prolong hardship unnecessary. 
 

So now we will do a tiny bit of homework, to understand the cause and how the organisation work before we give them a token sum. Some may say donate a bit also so picky. But I will like to see it as being prudent. 

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Don't wear a mask when you are healthy only work when people are civil minded. 

Saw some f**kers don't wear a mask when sneezing or coughing and if you are healthy but not wearing a mask and near to him.....you get it!

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Just now, Fcw75 said:

Don't wear a mask when you are healthy only work when people are civil minded. 

Saw some f**kers don't wear a mask when sneezing or coughing and if you are healthy but not wearing a mask and near to him.....you get it!

There are some ppl wear mask to cover their chin

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Just now, inlinesix said:

There are some ppl wear mask to cover their chin

Yah I saw, pull all the way down. Cockanathan!

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1 hour ago, Giordanogavin said:

 

Very insightul indeed from this S korea Medical professor.

first time i watched finished a youtube on this virus which is 36 minutes long🤣

A few takeaways which i found interesting.

1) There are cases where people who have recovered but become reinfected again. This sounds scarry isnt it as the person should have develop immunity.

2) Mask is helpful to prevent aerosol transmission especially in enclose environment. so WHO have been giving crap advice on use mask only when you are sicks for the reason of not enough mask.

3) Talking loudly, singings etc will all split salivia in close environment and it can transmit the diesese. So KBW is right afterall to ask commuters not to talk loudly when taking MRT 😍

4) Wear spectacles also have benefit as prevent droplet to drop into your eyes.

The last advice for younger people (20-30s) who think you are invicible to the virus you might recovered but think about the consequences to your elder families members and friends. They might not survived the virus. This resonate with me the most.

Have been reading all this so called experts / scientist and every one comes have a common points but from different countries languages .....

1. Wash hands

2. Cover mouth when cough or sneeze 

3. Don't touch your face or nose

4. Distansing

5. etc, etc, etc

If one follows the MCF threat since day 1, your have all the advises you need, no need for another expert to para-phrases another expert again ...  :lll._.:

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3 hours ago, kobayashiGT said:

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The weird thing is the entire year will be Earth Year. 

A marked decrease in pollution and human activity in general. 

Some say Mother Nature has had enough and is pushing back. Hard.

Sure feels like it.

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Just now, Turboflat4 said:

The weird thing is the entire year will be Earth Year. 

A marked decrease in pollution and human activity in general. 

Some say Mother Nature has had enough and is pushing back. Hard.

Sure feels like it.

sounds like mother nature's name is

 

Thanos

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7 minutes ago, RadX said:

sounds like mother nature's name is

 

Thanos

Thats the husband lah, mother nature is the Mrs.....[:p][laugh][laugh]

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Just now, Tianmo said:

Thats the husband lah, mother nature is the Mrs.....[:p][laugh][laugh]

for all we know, it may be father nature and mother time.....cos women waste time one hahaahha

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Just now, RadX said:

for all we know, it may be father nature and mother time.....cos women waste time one hahaahha

And mother-in-law Death. 

Just ask @Jamesc😁

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