COVID-19: Living with COVID (Endemic & Opening Up)

[yishunite]

On 5/16/2022 at 10:13 PM, Watwheels said:

Have anyone notice that for some ppl they wont kenna even if ppl close to them caught the virus? That individual is fine even when every single family member tio but the individual will be just fine. LoL...

My wife lor... she was only one who was boosted at the time

[inlinesix]

Free TB screening for residents, stallholders and shop owners in Bukit Merah block after 7 cases detected
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/free-tb-screening-for-residents-stallholders-and-shop-owners-in-bukit-merah-block-after-seven-cases-detected

“Residents, stallholders and shop owners in Block 2 Jalan Bukit Merah have been urged by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to go for a voluntary screening for tuberculosis (TB).

MOH said on Saturday (May 21) that the screenings will be conducted free of charge, and will take place from next Friday till the following Tuesday (May 27 to 31).

This is a precautionary measure after seven individuals there were diagnosed with TB between February and March this year.”

[Jamesc]

It was very lonely in the African jungle.

And the monkey was the only thing available . . .

[Raubern]

OYK: Next Covid-19 wave could hit S'pore in July or August

SINGAPORE - The next Covid-19 wave could hit Singapore in July or August, and every healthcare setting - from nursing homes to community hospitals - must be prepared to handle such patients, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.

Singapore cannot afford to repeat what it did during the Omicron wave, when many people were taken to public hospitals because the facilities in which they were being cared for could not manage them properly, he added.

These included nursing homes, community hospitals and private hospitals.

"Every healthcare setting needs to be Covid-ready, to be able to handle your own infections, take care of them in situ," Mr Ong said at his ministry's annual work plan seminar on Thursday (June 2). "Because with vaccination, most will recover uneventfully."

Singapore is preparing for a Covid-19 wave driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, which were first detected in South Africa.

The good news, said Mr Ong, is that cases there peaked at a lower level than what was seen with the original Omicron wave. The country also did not see a sharp rise in hospitalisation and death rates.

Singapore, having lived through several waves of Covid-19, can afford to be "quietly optimistic", especially since vaccination coverage is high and mask-on rules are still in place, he added.

Even so, it needs to shore up its defences. Apart from making sure that all healthcare facilities can handle Covid-19 patients, the country also needs to make more hospital beds available, in case pressure builds up again.

This is being done in three ways, Mr Ong said.

First, hospitals have rolled out home care services, freeing up beds while allowing people to receive care in their own homes.

Second, many long-term hospital patients are waiting for places in nursing homes. If Singapore can ramp up the number of nursing home beds, these patients can be moved there.

Lastly, the country needs to change how its community treatment facilities work, Mr Ong said.

These facilities were set up last year to take in elderly Covid-19 patients who required closer monitoring but were otherwise in stable medical condition.

Now, they must be redesigned to take in any patient who does not require the acute care that a hospital provides, regardless of their illness, he said.

Singapore must also focus on convincing eligible seniors aged 60 and above to get their booster shots, Mr Ong said. Around 12 per cent of people in this age group have not yet done so.

"This is the group that's most vulnerable, and I think we need to focus on getting them vaccinated with their third shot."

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/next-covid-19-wave-could-hit-spore-in-july-or-august-ong-ye-kung

 

 

[mersaylee]

In a nutshell...KKKKK

Kah Kee Koo Kah Kee

aka ownself check ownself 😁

Edited June 2, 2022 by mersaylee

[Etnt]

Already see many fb post from eu. Bring back monkey pox and new Covid strains as souvenirs 

[inlinesix]

2 hours ago, mersaylee said:

In a nutshell...KKKKK

Kah Kee Koo Kah Kee

aka ownself check ownself 😁

What do expect him to do?
😜

[mersaylee]

5 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

What do expect him to do?
😜

Shut up...i mean he should just shut it...wait for the right moment...look to the right and let the last one to talk...😁

[13177]

The next Covid-19 wave could hit Singapore in July or August? Then NDP and F1 how? If really next wave could hit Jul or Aug, so got chance to WFH again liao? 😁

[Dp26]

On 5/16/2022 at 10:13 PM, Watwheels said:

Have anyone notice that for some ppl they wont kenna even if ppl close to them caught the virus? That individual is fine even when every single family member tio but the individual will be just fine. LoL...

Think I might be one of them. 
 

son got covid from school 2 weeks back and subsequently wife and helper both positive. 
 

do art everyday for a week also negative. Never wear mask at home, go about as per normal at home except sleeping in another bedroom at night. 

🤷🏻‍♂️

[Sosaria]

15 hours ago, 13177 said:

The next Covid-19 wave could hit Singapore in July or August? Then NDP and F1 how? If really next wave could hit Jul or Aug, so got chance to WFH again liao? 😁

Last time "wave" and nowadays "wave", the reaction is different. Nowadays "wave" they will just monitor the hospitalization rate but the rest will carry on; I doubt if they will ask nightspots, ktv to close again or close early. Nor will they re-introduce distancing. NDP and F1 will just go ahead. Everything just carry on as per normal, by the looks of it, the virus is just an annoyance to the large majority of us.

Edited June 3, 2022 by Sosaria

[Fcw75]

Where’s the GIF of OYK saying it’s just a flu?

[Didu]

15 hours ago, mersaylee said:

Shut up...i mean he should just shut it...wait for the right moment...look to the right and let the last one to talk...😁

Center one have earthquake ah?   😁

[Wt_know]

2 minutes ago, Didu said:

Center one have earthquake ah?   😁

will the centre one scare scare liao ... stared at the PM-in-waiting ....    

Edited June 3, 2022 by Wt_know

[13177]

19 minutes ago, Sosaria said:

Last time "wave" and nowadays "wave", the reaction is different. Nowadays "wave" they will just monitor the hospitalization rate but the rest will carry on; I doubt if they will ask nightspots, ktv to close again or close early. Nor will they re-introduce distancing. NDP and F1 will just go ahead. Everything just carry on as per normal, by the looks of it, the virus is just an annoyance to the large majority of us.

Looks like no matter coming wave is what wave, guess no more safe distancing, no more default WFH and everything wlill continue as per normal. Like that when can they remove the mandatory of mask wearing in indoors le? Cause now i see people walking in indoors without wearing any mask or wear mask at chin level. Since we want to resume everything as per normal and no one is checking now, should remove mandatory of wearing mask liao. 🙄

[Wt_know]

5 minutes ago, 13177 said:

Since we want to resume everything as per normal and no one is checking now, should remove mandatory of wearing mask liao. 🙄

probably 3rd quarter earliest ... if not end of the year ...

[Ahwhye]

22 minutes ago, Didu said:

Center one have earthquake ah?   😁

dun want to tio arrow, quickly duck/siam lah,

[Sosaria]

24 minutes ago, 13177 said:

Looks like no matter coming wave is what wave, guess no more safe distancing, no more default WFH and everything wlill continue as per normal. Like that when can they remove the mandatory of mask wearing in indoors le? Cause now i see people walking in indoors without wearing any mask or wear mask at chin level. Since we want to resume everything as per normal and no one is checking now, should remove mandatory of wearing mask liao. 🙄

Actually covid waves will come periodically once or twice a year, it is best to keep the mask on. To dampen the effect of these waves. 5000+ cases a day or 10,000+ cases a day, makes a difference. Sure, 9,999+ of the affected can recover safely at home, but workplaces, especially those depending on customer-facing roles, will be crippled.

Edited June 3, 2022 by Sosaria