Could the unlinked Covid-19 cases be spread through public transport (MRT, buses)?

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The second wave of infection has the Indian variant which is more transmissible. "Experts" now say the virus, especially the Indian variant, is airborne.

There are so many unlinked cases in the second wave. With most Sinkies now staying at home and isolated from one another, the only way the virus can spread is when they are close to each other.

With safe distancing required at food centres, supermarkets, malls, and private hire vehicles, the only place where Sinkies are close together are in public transport: the MRT and buses. Could the Indian variant of the virus, which is more airborne, be transmitted through the MRT trains and buses?

 

[eatshitndie]

fart carries aerosolized viruses too.

 

[Leongsam]

The second wave of infection has the Indian variant which is more transmissible. "Experts" now say the virus, especially the Indian variant, is airborne.

There are so many unlinked cases in the second wave. With most Sinkies now staying at home and isolated from one another, the only way the virus can spread is when they are close to each other.

With safe distancing required at food centres, supermarkets, malls, and private hire vehicles, the only place where Sinkies are close together are in public transport: the MRT and buses. Could the Indian variant of the virus, which is more airborne, be transmitted through the MRT trains and buses?

All Covid strains from the original to the multitude of variants that have since been invented are spread by minute airborne particles and not by droplets. That is why masks make no difference.

If droplet infection was the primary cause of infection masks would pretty much cut the infection rate to zero which has obviously not happened anywhere in the world.

This airborne mode of transmission was confirmed way back at the beginning of the pandemic.

 

[millim6868]

of cos ,it will but PAPigs very smart never mention cos they want to earn money,everytime rrport here n there visited by covid infected ppl, nobody think how these ppl gtranspor,actually it is mostly public transport

 

[laksaboy]

What's unlinked will be linked eventually.

 

[capamerica]

All Covid strains from the original to the multitude of variants that have since been invented are spread by minute airborne particles and not by droplets. That is why masks make no difference.

If droplet infection was the primary cause of infection masks would pretty much cut the infection rate to zero which has obviously not happened anywhere in the world.

This airborne mode of transmission was confirmed way back at the beginning of the pandemic.

Wrong. Again. Call it 0 for 251 tries, all fail.

 

[bigcockman]

The second wave of infection has the Indian variant which is more transmissible. "Experts" now say the virus, especially the Indian variant, is airborne.

There are so many unlinked cases in the second wave. With most Sinkies now staying at home and isolated from one another, the only way the virus can spread is when they are close to each other.

With safe distancing required at food centres, supermarkets, malls, and private hire vehicles, the only place where Sinkies are close together are in public transport: the MRT and buses. Could the Indian variant of the virus, which is more airborne, be transmitted through the MRT trains and buses?

Yes it has. Taiwanese authorities just traced 3 cases of transmission in MRT.

https://tw.news.yahoo.com/台北捷運員工確診！莊人祥：-3-人均為內勤人員-071714104.html

 

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3 Taipei MRT workers test positive for COVID​

13 contacts in same Taipei Metro office being tested, cases did not come into contact with passengers: CECC​

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By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2021/05/20 17:27
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Worker cleans inside of MRT car. (CNA photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced Thursday (May 20) that three Taipei Metro employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
The company that operates the MRT, Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC), on Thursday began to divide its frontline workers such as drivers, service personnel, maintenance crews, and administrative staff into separate groups, while supervisors were told to hold meetings through video conference software. These moves led to speculation that an outbreak had occurred among its workforce, but TRTC would not confirm this that morning.
At an afternoon press conference, CECC Spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) announced that three TRTC employees had tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 13 persons from the same office have been listed as contacts, begun home isolation, and been tested.
Chuang said that the positive cases were administrative staff and had not come in contact with passengers. Employees who did not have close contact with the cases are not being asked to enter quarantine, but the CECC is requiring the company to strengthen its workplace health-monitoring measures.

 

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Quote: "Associate Professor David Lye of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) called on people to mask up properly, avoid crowded places and big groups, get vaccinated, and not socialise beyond a small social bubble."

Aren't MRT trains crowded places?

75 unlinked Covid-19 cases in S'pore in past 2 weeks raising concerns​

Before this month’s spike, there were 68 unlinked cases reported from the start of year.​

Unlinked cases are a concern because they suggest the presence of undetected reservoirs of infections in the community.ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Timothy Goh

May 21, 2021

SINGAPORE - The number of unlinked Covid-19 cases in Singapore has been going up steadily this month, giving rise to concerns that there are undetected reservoirs of infections in the community.
There were 75 unlinked local Covid-19 cases reported from May 7 to May 20 (Thursday), compared with the total of 68 unlinked cases reported from the start of the year, before the spike.
On May 14, Mr Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the multi-ministry task force tackling Covid-19, cited the rise in unlinked cases when announcing tightened restrictions such as capping the size of gatherings and number of visitors per household at two people, and making work-from-home arrangements the norm.
The average daily number of unlinked cases was trending downwards at the start of this year. In January, there were about 0.58 unlinked cases per day, falling to 0.46 in February and 0.26 in March.
But the average number of unlinked cases last month rose to 0.7 per day. It then climbed to 4.15 cases per day from May 1 to May 20.
This trend, and the rise in overall cases and clusters amid a more transmissible Covid-19 variant, has some speculating that Singapore is headed for another circuit breaker. The authorities have said that while the possibility of further tightening remains, such a move is not set in stone.

Mr Wong, the Finance Minister, said at the May 18 task force press conference that the rise in unlinked cases this month does not mean that measures are not working.
"In fact, I have confidence that the latest measures that we have put in place to restrict interactions and movement will have an impact in bringing numbers down. But we will only see this materialising one to two weeks later because of the time lag in these measures," he said, noting that the cases currently being detected were likely infected one or two weeks ago.
The average daily number of unlinked cases from March 4 to April 3 last year, when the circuit breaker was announced, was 6.42.
There were 15 active clusters then.
From April 20 to May 20 this year, the average daily number of unlinked cases was three. There are currently 24 active clusters.
In a recent message that was widely shared, Associate Professor David Lye of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) called on people to mask up properly, avoid crowded places and big groups, get vaccinated, and not socialise beyond a small social bubble.
There are also the basics to remember: cleaning hands with soap and water, or a sanitiser; not touching the face; and seeing a doctor without delay when unwell.
These steps, coupled with measures the authorities are taking, will be crucial in keeping infection numbers from spiking even further, he said.

 

[Hanslesley73]

Affirmative.

 

[Loofydralb]

According to PAP vaccines do not have easylink cards and don't know how to take public transport.

 

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The crowd at Serangoon station following a signalling fault on May 21, 2021​

 

[tobelightlight]

It doesn't matter as long as the airport still allow Indian flights in.

 

[mahjongking]

cheebye lah, half the population already infected and walking around lah,
use your common sense

can die so easily spore wont be so fucking overcrowded
your masks can do fuck all if Mr Covid really wants to find you unless you dont breathe

 

[Leongsam]

cheebye lah, half the population already infected and walking around lah,
use your common sense

can die so easily spore wont be so fucking overcrowded
your masks can do fuck all if Mr Covid really wants to find you unless you dont breathe

Even without breathing Covid can get into the sinuses via the eyes.

How does the coronavirus enter through eyes?​

Dr. Joseph Fair, an NBC News contributor and virologist, believes he caught the coronavirus during a recent, full flight from New York City to New Orleans. He said he was taking "max precautions," including wearing a face mask and gloves, but he didn't have eye protection and was sitting right next to another person.

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"It usually happens because of contact," NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres told TODAY. "You touch something, and you rub your eye and you get it in that way."

Another, less common way COVID-19 eye transmission can occur is if someone coughs or sneezes on you and you don't protect your eyes.

The coronavirus then binds to receptors on the surface of the eyes and spreads throughout the body, Torres explained. He added that receptors in the nose distribute virus droplets in a similar way.

It's important to note, though, that they don't work exactly the same. For example, when a virus lingers in the air after someone sneezes, its aerosols can enter the nose and mouth and infect the body. This "isn't a huge concern" for the eyes, Torres said.

Catching the coronavirus through your eyes is much less common than through your nose or mouth for two reasons, Torres explained.​

First, it's a respiratory virus so it's more "attuned" to the nose and mouth. Second, when you're near someone sneezing or coughing, your first reaction is usually to blink, which helps prevent the droplets from entering your eyes.

Fauci, of the White House's coronavirus task force, has also asserted that contracting the virus through the eyes is the least common method, according to Torres.

That said, Torres wouldn't call COVID-19 eye transmission a "rare" occurrence. There's currently no data on how often it happens.

How to protect your eyes from the coronavirus​

Whether you should take precautions to protect your eyes from the coronavirus depends on where you are, according to Torres.

For example, you may consider wearing glasses or goggles "if you're in an area where you can't (practice) social distancing" or "if you're around people ... coughing or sneezing a lot," he said.

But, he added, "For the majority of us just walking around every day, especially outside, other than sunglasses or regular vision glasses, I'm not sure that (eye protection, like goggles) would add that much benefit."

 

[SalahParking]

No one mentioned the possibility of spread with cigarette smoke. They carry fine particles and the virus can sit on it. And then you have some fuckers who smoke openly. Can smoke but cannot eat. Chee Bye garmen thinking.

 

[capamerica]

Even without breathing Covid can get into the sinuses via the eyes.

How does the coronavirus enter through eyes?​

Dr. Joseph Fair, an NBC News contributor and virologist, believes he caught the coronavirus during a recent, full flight from New York City to New Orleans. He said he was taking "max precautions," including wearing a face mask and gloves, but he didn't have eye protection and was sitting right next to another person.

​

"It usually happens because of contact," NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres told TODAY. "You touch something, and you rub your eye and you get it in that way."

Another, less common way COVID-19 eye transmission can occur is if someone coughs or sneezes on you and you don't protect your eyes.

The coronavirus then binds to receptors on the surface of the eyes and spreads throughout the body, Torres explained. He added that receptors in the nose distribute virus droplets in a similar way.

It's important to note, though, that they don't work exactly the same. For example, when a virus lingers in the air after someone sneezes, its aerosols can enter the nose and mouth and infect the body. This "isn't a huge concern" for the eyes, Torres said.

Catching the coronavirus through your eyes is much less common than through your nose or mouth for two reasons, Torres explained.​

First, it's a respiratory virus so it's more "attuned" to the nose and mouth. Second, when you're near someone sneezing or coughing, your first reaction is usually to blink, which helps prevent the droplets from entering your eyes.

Fauci, of the White House's coronavirus task force, has also asserted that contracting the virus through the eyes is the least common method, according to Torres.

That said, Torres wouldn't call COVID-19 eye transmission a "rare" occurrence. There's currently no data on how often it happens.

How to protect your eyes from the coronavirus​

Whether you should take precautions to protect your eyes from the coronavirus depends on where you are, according to Torres.

For example, you may consider wearing glasses or goggles "if you're in an area where you can't (practice) social distancing" or "if you're around people ... coughing or sneezing a lot," he said.

But, he added, "For the majority of us just walking around every day, especially outside, other than sunglasses or regular vision glasses, I'm not sure that (eye protection, like goggles) would add that much benefit."

Another pointless opinion that goes nowhere.

 

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Quote: "The study found that air in trains is exchanged every six minutes through ventilation systems, and also when doors open and close at each station."

And what happens during the six minutes?

Open windows, turn off air-con: Govt agencies issue new guidelines to stem Covid-19 spread​

Air should be purged at least once a day before the building is occupied and indoor air recirculation reduced.ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO

Linette Lai
Political Correspondent

May 25, 2021


SINGAPORE - If your office does not have a mechanical ventilation system to provide fresh air, you should now open all windows and doors as often as possible.
And the air-conditioning should be reduced or turned off when this is happening, said three government agencies in a set of updated guidelines on improving building ventilation and air quality to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
The new directive comes as Singapore sees an uptick in coronavirus cases in the community, with 21 locally transmitted cases reported on Tuesday (May 25).
In the five-page document, jointly issued by the Building and Construction Authority, National Environment Agency and Health Ministry, the authorities noted that Covid-19 can be spread by virus aerosols in enclosed environments that are poorly ventilated.
"Hence, it is critical to mitigate this risk by improving ventilation and air quality in indoor environments," they said.
The guidelines set out measures that building owners and facility managers should undertake in three different settings.


For air-conditioned spaces with mechanical ventilation - such as office blocks and shopping malls - those in charge should make sure that ventilation systems are in good working order and maximise the intake of outdoor air.
Air should be purged at least once a day before the building is occupied and indoor air recirculation reduced. Exhaust fans should also be running at full capacity in areas such as toilets, in order to expel indoor air.
Spaces without mechanical ventilation - such as retail shops - should have their doors and windows opened as frequently as possible and operators should consider installing window-mounted exhaust fans.
In enclosed spaces, where the risk of disease transmission is high, portable air cleaners with high-efficiency filters may be considered as an interim measure. These include premises such as dental clinics or places where Covid-19 patients may be present.
Lastly, operators of naturally ventilated premises such as coffee shops and dormitories should keep windows and doors open at all times, with outward-facing fans installed to increase air exchange. They should check other systems - including water seals in the sanitary system - to make sure there is no undesired air leakage into occupied spaces.
These measures should not exist in isolation, the authorities said. High-touch points should be regularly disinfected and building occupants should still abide by safe distancing measures and wear masks.
Public buses and trains are well-ventilated, according to a study conducted last year by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research.
The study found that air in trains is exchanged every six minutes through ventilation systems, and also when doors open and close at each station. In buses, fresh air enters when doors open and close. They are also ventilated at interchanges when their doors are kept open.
"The ventilation systems, combined with stepped-up cleaning and disinfection regimes - as well as commuters' observing the strict discipline of wearing good efficiency masks and not talking - will minimise commuters' exposure to the virus," the authorities said.

 

[glockman]

Looks like this is the only way to protect ourselves. This woman knows it. So would you all like to group-buy? Have better pricing.

 

[laksaboy]

Open windows, turn off air-con: Govt agencies issue new guidelines to stem Covid-19 spread

Turn off aircon? The malls, retail etc are fucked. Looks like Lee Hsien Loong the feckless son will destroy everything his daddy had built up.

Instead of chasing after shadows to 'combat' a virus, the technocrats are better served spending their time pursuing truth about the origin of Covid-19.
Unless of course, you're afraid of offending those fuckers at 150 Tanglin Road, or worried about your investments in mainland China getting persecuted.

Economy before health. Politics before truth. Typical PAP.

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