COVID-19 SG: Start of Phase 2 from 19 June

[inlinesix]

1 hour ago, Wt_know said:

eventually we will have more and more imported cases?

by looking at the counts this mean the “testing” that no covid then can come to spore is not working?   

Only traveler from India is required to do pre-departure testing

[Wt_know]

ok, all tio covid are returnees ... cannot deny entry

this means when we open border

a lot go out might bring covid home?  

Edited October 31, 2020 by Wt_know

[inlinesix]

16 minutes ago, Wt_know said:

ok, all tio covid are returnees ... cannot deny entry

this means when we open border

a lot go out might bring covid home?  

Not all returnee are citizens.

 

 

[Wt_know]

1 minute ago, inlinesix said:

Not all returnee are citizens.

 

 

i know ... can deny entry except SC and PR?  

[inlinesix]

Just now, Wt_know said:

i know ... can deny entry except SC and PR?  

Need permission before entrance.

Without explicit approval, cannot even board airplane 

[Didu]

Yes, like these cases :

Couples separated by Covid-19 border controls reunite after 9 months

About a month ago, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) added a new "spouse-to-be" category in the application form for foreigners who wish to enter Singapore amid the pandemic.

It allows foreigners in relationships with Singapore citizens or permanent residents to come here on a short-term visit pass even if they are not married.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/couples-separated-by-covid-19-border-controls-reunite-after-9-months

[CremornePt]

1 hour ago, Didu said:

Couples separated by Covid-19 border controls reunite after 9 months

One out of three Singaporeans marry a foreigner.

COVID-19 border restrictions has impacted a lot of families here.

[Tohto]

16 hours ago, inlinesix said:

Only traveler from India is required to do pre-departure testing

I think from Philippines and indonesia also need to test, I think only start around thus month.

https://safetravel.ica.gov.sg/health/before-arriving

Edited November 1, 2020 by Tohto

[Sosaria]

5 hours ago, Didu said:

Yes, like these cases :

Couples separated by Covid-19 border controls reunite after 9 months

About a month ago, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) added a new "spouse-to-be" category in the application form for foreigners who wish to enter Singapore amid the pandemic.

It allows foreigners in relationships with Singapore citizens or permanent residents to come here on a short-term visit pass even if they are not married.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/couples-separated-by-covid-19-border-controls-reunite-after-9-months

This exception, i feel, is not wise, when there is no way to determine the genuine-ness of a relationship. It's as difficult as detecting sham marriages. If someone enterprising want to import "chicken" into SG now - lucrative because red light district still shuttered - this would be an avenue to do so clandestinely.

[Blueray]

Late November target as details of Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble being finalised

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HONG KONG - Travel lovers may soon be able to scratch that itch under the Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble in late November.

Secretary for commerce and economic development Edward Yau on Sunday (Nov 1) expressed optimism that people will be able to start flying between Hong Kong and Singapore by the end of the month, as the governments finalise details of the travel bubble that was announced in mid-October.

Speaking to reporters after a TV interview, Mr Yau said travel agencies would likely start selling tickets from mid-November.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/late-november-target-as-details-of-hong-kong-singapore-travel-bubble-being-finalised

yay ... bubble lai liao ... 

[Weez911]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8900847/Travelers-New-York-tested-COVID-19-arrival-state.html

Can draw inspiration from Gov Cuomo and NY's method which i think is conceptually more sound and technically safer:

New York State is now requiring travelers from non-neighboring states to get tested for COVID-19 before and after arrival, but quarantine could be cut to just four days if both results are negative.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that the state is scrapping its list that required residents of most states to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in New York.

Instead, Cuomo told reporters on Saturday that travelers from all non-neighboring states must test negative twice for COVID-19 before they may stop quarantining.

First, they must test negative for COVID-19 within three days before arriving in New York.

Once in New York, they will have to quarantine for three days and then, take a second test on the fourth day.

If that’s negative, they can stop quarantining.

Travelers who decide not to get tested will be required to quarantine for 14 days, the governor said.

Edited November 2, 2020 by Weez911

[Chongster]

On 11/1/2020 at 10:52 PM, Blueray said:

Late November target as details of Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble being finalised

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/late-november-target-as-details-of-hong-kong-singapore-travel-bubble-being-finalised

yay ... bubble lai liao ... 

I still remember SARS came to us from Hong Kong.  Just saying!

[Didu]

13 hours ago, Chongster said:

I still remember SARS came to us from Hong Kong.  Just saying!

Ai zai...Gahmen already say bubble liao. As long as we stay within SG-HK bubble, those viruses would not penetrate thru'. Relac & enjoy your dim sum, & roast goose. 

[inlinesix]

14 hours ago, Chongster said:

I still remember SARS came to us from Hong Kong.  Just saying!

SARS came from GZ via HK

🤣

[Mustank]

On 10/29/2020 at 10:14 AM, Didu said:

I don't know about you guys, but having little bulging from my jeans doesn't seem such a bad thing at my age. 😂

Might get some XMM to 😲 if I'm lucky. Ha ha ha....

[Blueray]

Demand for TraceTogether tokens higher than expected

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The surge in demand for TraceTogether tokens last month was higher than the Government had expected, said Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Janil Puthucheary.

He told the House yesterday that the Government had anticipated it would need to persuade more people to join the TraceTogether programme instead.

"The concern at the time was whether or not there would be enough demand, so we wanted to be prudent in terms of the production, (and) launch the process early even as production was ramping up," he said in response to Dr Tan Wu Meng (Jurong GRC).

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/demand-for-tracetogether-tokens-higher-than-expected

duh ... 

[Wt_know]

want people to collect and use token aka mandatory and compulsory but then underestimate people to collect token?

si mi tai ji?

like plan wedding dinner expect 100 guests but only cater 8 tables?

did not expect 100 guests to turn up?

Edited November 5, 2020 by Wt_know

[Fcw75]

f**ked up govt. Keep u-turning...