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

[zhihau]

KNN do you know how to test ? KNN

use sniff test, put on hood and power up the machine, pang chao pui and see if you can smell it.

 

[glockman]

KNN do you know how to test ? KNN

Wear it to TTSH, Jem, Changi Airport?

 

[sweetiepie]

Wear it to TTSH, Jem, Changi Airport?

KNN No UAT straightforward Prod test KNN

 

[micromachine]

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[Leckmichamarsch]

most likely
G speechless............ let in more CECAs B16`17.......................fuckin murderers

 

[tiongsrshit]

the purpose of the tiong virus is to create havoc

was come from laboratory is now confirmed, can change to suit country with mutations

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Tighter measures at bus interchanges needed after Covid-19 clusters​

There were at least 314 Covid-19 cases at eight bus interchanges as at Wednesday night.
ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

Isabelle Liew and Clement Yong

SEP 3, 2021

SINGAPORE - The growing Covid-19 clusters at bus interchanges suggest that workplace practices across different interchanges could be causing the virus to spread, said an infectious disease expert.
This warrants closer investigation, said Dr Leong Hoe Nam from the Rophi Clinic, as he called for measures at these places to be tightened.
There were 314 Covid-19 cases at eight bus interchanges as at Wednesday (Sept 1).
"It could be the rest areas, the way they hand over and talk. There might also be a need to look at toilets, where they take out their masks, wash their faces - the toilet may turn out to be the most contaminated place," he said.
"The really essential workers, who cannot afford to fall sick, should wear proper surgical masks instead of cloth masks. I still see some people using last year's National Day Parade masks - those are not good."
There are about 9,500 bus drivers here, and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has said that 99 per cent of front-line public transport workers have completed their first dose of a vaccine.

More than 95 per cent are fully inoculated, and in the light of recent developments, workers have been told to take their meals and smoke breaks alone, regardless of their vaccination status.
Assistant Professor Terence Fan at the Singapore Management University's Lee Kong Chian School of Business, who specialises in transport issues, said another way to minimise risks is to set up plexiglass panels around the bus driver's seat.
The National Transport Workers' Union trialled this measure in the wake of assaults on bus drivers last year. It has not been widely adopted, in part due to continuing concerns that the reflection caused by these panels affected the vision of drivers.
Prof Fan also suggested increasing the frequency of rostered testing for bus drivers until the current wave subsides. Right now, the frequency of testing differs by bus operator.

Most commuters interviewed said they were not overly worried about the growing clusters.
Mr Tan Chong Tee, 71, said he usually tries to avoid places where there are Covid-19 clusters, but has to take a bus home from Jurong East Bus Interchange five days a week.
The interchange had a total of 28 Covid-19 cases linked to staff members there as at Wednesday.
"There's only so much I can do, I wear a mask and follow the regulations, so if I get it, it can't be helped," said the fully vaccinated factory worker.

Workers have been told to take their meals and smoke breaks alone, regardless of their vaccination status. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Undergraduate Nirmal Kishore, 23, who frequents Tampines Bus Interchange - where there is another cluster with a total of 23 Covid-19 cases - said he tries not to touch surfaces in buses in case they may be contaminated.
"I try to make sure I come into contact only with the bus seat and I'll try not to touch the handles. But I have hand sanitiser with me at all times so it's not much of a concern," he said, adding that he is fully vaccinated.
Ms Xue Lianli, 49, a part-time cleaner who works near Jurong East Bus Interchange, said she avoids touching her face while in public areas. "I sanitise after I get off the bus. I still have to come here for work, so I just make sure to wear my mask properly everywhere," she said.

Prof Fan said it is not clear at this point if all the bus drivers were infected by the same strain, and that the situation will be clearer after virologists' analyses.
For those who live together and are close contacts of one another, however, the risk of mutual infection is increased. Even without such factors, the risk of exposure for bus drivers is already "inherently high" as they come into contact with hundreds of commuters every day.
He added, however, that the practice of interlining - where bus drivers ply different routes, sometimes in the same shift - might not be as dangerous as it sounds, as the number of commuters the driver is exposed to remains roughly the same.
"It does not hurt to encourage more instances of working from home in the meantime," Prof Fan noted.
"This can help reduce the number of commuters on buses and slow down any continuing spread."

There were 314 Covid-19 cases at eight bus interchanges as at Sept 1, 2021. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Dr Leong said vaccinated commuters need not panic and can take additional precautions such as wearing two masks, or ones that loop around the back of their heads.
"It's simple physics - the tighter the mask to the cheek, the more you breathe in filtered air," he said.
"Bus interchange clusters are highlighted because of contact tracing, but the same scenario may happen to, say, a popular nasi lemak store with many people queueing.
"Some people might ask why (bus interchange clusters did not occur) earlier, but the opportunity had not arisen, the virus was maybe not as transmissible."

 

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341 Covid-19 cases now linked to bus interchanges, with 21 new cases​

There are now 341 cases in the eight bus interchange clusters.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

Rosalind Ang

SEP 2, 2021

SINGAPORE - The Covid-19 clusters at eight bus interchanges now have 341 cases, with 21 new cases reported on Thursday (Sept 2).
Toa Payoh Bus Interchange has the highest number of cases, standing at 104 cases.
In all, there were 187 new locally transmitted cases reported on Thursday and four imported cases for a total of 191 cases.
This is the highest number of cases since Aug 10, 2020, when there were a total of 175 community cases.
There were also 113 unlinked cases, or nearly 60 per cent of the locally transmitted cases on Thursday.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said there are now 65 active clusters, ranging between three and 1,155 infections each.

The new cases bring Singapore's total to 67,991.
The number of new cases in the community has more than doubled from 405 cases in the week before to 922 cases in the past week.
The number of unlinked cases also more than doubled, from 118 to 332 cases over the same period.
Currently, 528 patients are hospitalised.

There are 27 people who require oxygen supplementation, and five are in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). From this group, 12 of the patients are fully vaccinated.
Of those who have fallen very ill, 22 are seniors aged above 60. Of these, 12 are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.

MOH added that over the last 28 days, 8.2 per cent of those who are unvaccinated became severely ill or died, while the proportion of those fully vaccinated in this category is 1.1 per cent.
In total, 80 per cent of Singapore residents have received two doses of the vaccines, and 83 per cent have received at least one dose.

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Covid-19 infections linked to S'pore bus interchange clusters rise to 504, with 30 new cases​

The cluster at Toa Payoh bus interchange has 161 cases after nine new cases were added on Sept 6, 2021.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Isabelle Liew

SEP 7, 2021

SINGAPORE - The number of Covid-19 cases linked to staff at eight bus interchanges now stands at 504, with 30 new cases reported on Monday (Sept 6).
The cluster at Toa Payoh bus interchange has 161 cases, after nine new cases were added, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update on Monday night.
Twelve new cases were also added to the cluster at Boon Lay bus interchange, taking its total to 126.
The clusters at the Tampines, Clementi, Sengkang and Jurong East interchanges each grew by between one and four cases.
No new cases were added to the Bishan and Punggol interchanges.
Meanwhile, the Bugis Junction cluster had five new cases, with a current total of 283.

The North Coast Lodge cluster grew to 196 cases, with 16 new cases added, while five cases were linked to the Changi General Hospital cluster, which now stands at 51 cases.
MOH added that four clusters have been closed. With no new clusters, there are currently 53 active clusters of infection.
Singapore reported a total of 241 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, including 235 locally transmitted cases and six imported ones. There were 110 unlinked locally transmitted cases.
Six of the locally transmitted cases were seniors above 70 who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and at risk of serious illness.

There are 637 Covid-19 patients still in hospital.
These include six in critical condition in the intensive care unit, and 21 who require oxygen support.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 723 cases the week before to 1,325 cases in the past week.
The number of unlinked cases in the community over one week has also increased from 146 cases to 573 over the same period.

MOH also gave an update on vaccination in Singapore, noting that around 8.79 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered under the national vaccination programme.
As at Sunday, 81 per cent of the population have been fully vaccinated, while 83 per cent have received at least one dose, added the ministry.
Singapore has had 55 deaths from Covid-19 complications.

 

[tobelightlight]

Bus staffs wear mask and are vaccinated, so why still get infected?

Mask and vaccine don't work.

 

[ftan42]

if the market/hawker center kena covid cluster, can see the TT reader is implemented to check-in all people entering the them but
for the bus interchange or mrt station entry/exit, nothing is being set up for any monitoring so cannot keep track of any cluster

 

[tobelightlight]

MOH also gave an update on vaccination in Singapore, noting that around 8.79 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered under the national vaccination programme.
As at Sunday, 81 per cent of the population have been fully vaccinated, while 83 per cent have received at least one dose, added the ministry.
Singapore has had 55 deaths from Covid-19 complications.

The vaccines do not work. Are you trying to tell us the extend of the mistake you are making and make yourself look foolish?

 

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All bus interchange Covid-19 clusters closed, 99% of public transport front-line workers vaccinated: LTA​

A photo from Aug 31, 2021, shows Tampines Bus Interchange. An LTA spokesman said waiting times for most of bus services had been maintained.

ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

Timothy Goh

Oct 20, 2021

SINGAPORE - All eight bus interchange Covid-19 clusters have been closed, with the last cluster at Tampines Bus Interchange having closed on Oct 15, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Tuesday night (Oct 19).
This was around two months after the first two clusters involving bus interchanges, at Bishan and Sengkang, were announced on Aug 14.
By Sept 7, a total of 537 cases had been linked to eight interchanges across the island, and on Sept 10, LTA said that commuters should be prepared to wait longer for some buses, as a few hundred drivers were down with the virus, or placed under quarantine or stay-home notice.
On Tuesday, LTA's spokesman told The Straits Times that as at Oct 16, about 99 per cent of public transport front-line workers had been fully vaccinated, while a total of 49 bus drivers from the various interchanges were still recovering from the virus.
They comprised 14 drivers from Tampines bus interchange, one from Boon Lay, four from Jurong East, eight from Clementi, six from Toa Payoh, nine from Punggol, five from Sengkang and two from Bishan.
The spokesman added that the waiting times for most of the bus services had been maintained, without significant impact to commuters.

Earlier in September, Transport Minister S. Iswaran said there was no evidence of the clusters resulting in the virus spreading to commuters, while Singapore's director of medical services Kenneth Mak said the clusters were likely to be the result of workplace transmission.
Associate Professor Mak added that the spread could have taken place due to mask-off interactions during rest periods at the bus interchanges, but he also noted that given the high number of community cases at the time, the infection could have been introduced from the community.
To minimise the spread, LTA put in place stricter restrictions on staff resting and dining areas at bus interchanges on Sept 2, such as allowing only one staff member to sit at each table to dine, and limiting the number of those without masks at any point in time.
At the time, LTA's chief executive Ng Lang said: "We have to strike a balance between the welfare of workers and stepping up more measures... For instance, the rule on vaccinated drivers eating alone is more stringent than on the general public. It is not an easy decision, but it is necessary."

 

[tobelightlight]

99% of public transport front-line workers vaccinated: LTA

Oh no, more cases expected as they have become super spreader.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

It took the MTF 1-1/2 years to finally admit that the virus can be spread through taxis and private hires.

Taxi and private-hire drivers must take weekly Covid-19 tests from Nov 1​

For practical reasons, the drivers will be allowed to self-test using antigen rapid test kits at their convenience.PHOTO: ST FILE

Jessie Lim

Oct 28, 2021

SINGAPORE - All taxi and private-hire drivers must undergo weekly Covid-19 testing from Nov 1, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) told The Straits Times on Thursday (Oct 28).
For practical reasons, they will be allowed to self-test using antigen rapid test (ART) kits at their convenience. Drivers are provided with the kits.
Explaining why mandatory testing for these drivers was not rolled out earlier, LTA said: "As drivers are self-employed and have varied work schedules, operators needed more time to reach out to them to coordinate testing arrangements."
LTA added that as taxi and private-hire drivers need to drive to various locations in the course of their work, they will not have to go back to their operators' offices to undergo employer-supervised testing.
Based on the number of valid vocational licences held as at August, the testing regime would apply to 96,690 taxi drivers and 49,375 private-hire drivers.
Welcoming this move, Ms Tammy Tan, ComfortDelGro's group chief branding and communications officer, said: "As cabbies have been identified as being part of a key community group requiring routine Covid-19 testing, we have started distributing the ART kits provided by the Government to all our cabbies at three distribution points."

She added that ComfortDelGro drivers will be required to share their test results with the company through its driver app.
Mr Terence Zou, chief executive of ride-hailing company Ryde, said the firm started distributing ART kits to selected fully vaccinated private-hire drivers on Tuesday (Oct 26).
He added: "This is to detect and ring-fence infections in the community early."
Private-hire and taxi drivers are the latest front liners to adopt mandatory Covid-19 testing.

Since Sept 27 when the stabilisation phase began, rostered routine testing has been progressively extended to staff working in settings which involve frequent community interactions.
These include retail mall establishments, supermarkets, last-mile delivery workers and public and private transport workers, said Enterprise Singapore.

Delivery platform foodpanda told The Straits Times that it has been working with the Government to implement mandatory testing for its riders since mid-October.
Its riders are required to take Covid-19 tests at quick test centres.
A foodpanda spokesman said: "As our riders work hard to deliver hot meals, groceries and more, it is crucial to ensure that riders are regularly tested to help keep the community safe."
Parcel delivery personnel have also been required to undergo mandatory fast and easy testing rostered routine testing (RRT) since September.
"In parallel, the sector is also in the process of rolling out the vaccinate or regular testing regime," said Mr Wei Chuen Chua, Economic Development Board vice-president and head of supply chain and connectivity.
Mr Nathaniel Yim, co-founder of logistics platform Janio, said the firm registered all its delivery drivers for the eight-week RRT regime. This regime requires employees who go to the workplace to self-test for Covid-19 over that period using ART kits.
Janio began the voluntary exercise from Oct 4 and will provide additional ART kits to its drivers if required, Mr Yim added.
SingPost, which is currently involved in two nationwide distribution exercises of ART kits and a mouth gargle to fight Covid-19, said it has progressively introduced a weekly testing regime for its postmen since Sept 16.
A spokesman said: "Front-line staff are issued ART kits every week, and they are required to test themselves while supervised by their superiors. If they are unable to report to our facilities in person, the test must be conducted with their supervisor virtually via Zoom or other digital teleconferencing platforms."

 

[sweetiepie]

It took the MTF 1-1/2 years to finally admit that the virus can be spread through taxis and private hires.

Taxi and private-hire drivers must take weekly Covid-19 tests from Nov 1​

For practical reasons, the drivers will be allowed to self-test using antigen rapid test kits at their convenience.PHOTO: ST FILE

Jessie Lim

Oct 28, 2021

SINGAPORE - All taxi and private-hire drivers must undergo weekly Covid-19 testing from Nov 1, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) told The Straits Times on Thursday (Oct 28).
For practical reasons, they will be allowed to self-test using antigen rapid test (ART) kits at their convenience. Drivers are provided with the kits.
Explaining why mandatory testing for these drivers was not rolled out earlier, LTA said: "As drivers are self-employed and have varied work schedules, operators needed more time to reach out to them to coordinate testing arrangements."
LTA added that as taxi and private-hire drivers need to drive to various locations in the course of their work, they will not have to go back to their operators' offices to undergo employer-supervised testing.
Based on the number of valid vocational licences held as at August, the testing regime would apply to 96,690 taxi drivers and 49,375 private-hire drivers.
Welcoming this move, Ms Tammy Tan, ComfortDelGro's group chief branding and communications officer, said: "As cabbies have been identified as being part of a key community group requiring routine Covid-19 testing, we have started distributing the ART kits provided by the Government to all our cabbies at three distribution points."

She added that ComfortDelGro drivers will be required to share their test results with the company through its driver app.
Mr Terence Zou, chief executive of ride-hailing company Ryde, said the firm started distributing ART kits to selected fully vaccinated private-hire drivers on Tuesday (Oct 26).
He added: "This is to detect and ring-fence infections in the community early."
Private-hire and taxi drivers are the latest front liners to adopt mandatory Covid-19 testing.

Since Sept 27 when the stabilisation phase began, rostered routine testing has been progressively extended to staff working in settings which involve frequent community interactions.
These include retail mall establishments, supermarkets, last-mile delivery workers and public and private transport workers, said Enterprise Singapore.

Delivery platform foodpanda told The Straits Times that it has been working with the Government to implement mandatory testing for its riders since mid-October.
Its riders are required to take Covid-19 tests at quick test centres.
A foodpanda spokesman said: "As our riders work hard to deliver hot meals, groceries and more, it is crucial to ensure that riders are regularly tested to help keep the community safe."
Parcel delivery personnel have also been required to undergo mandatory fast and easy testing rostered routine testing (RRT) since September.
"In parallel, the sector is also in the process of rolling out the vaccinate or regular testing regime," said Mr Wei Chuen Chua, Economic Development Board vice-president and head of supply chain and connectivity.
Mr Nathaniel Yim, co-founder of logistics platform Janio, said the firm registered all its delivery drivers for the eight-week RRT regime. This regime requires employees who go to the workplace to self-test for Covid-19 over that period using ART kits.
Janio began the voluntary exercise from Oct 4 and will provide additional ART kits to its drivers if required, Mr Yim added.
SingPost, which is currently involved in two nationwide distribution exercises of ART kits and a mouth gargle to fight Covid-19, said it has progressively introduced a weekly testing regime for its postmen since Sept 16.
A spokesman said: "Front-line staff are issued ART kits every week, and they are required to test themselves while supervised by their superiors. If they are unable to report to our facilities in person, the test must be conducted with their supervisor virtually via Zoom or other digital teleconferencing platforms."

Will art kit price drop to 10cents per kit like mask now 1cent per mask ?

 

[Patriotmissile]

I strongly suggest to puppies and temasek mentor ho jinx to ban public transport unless the unvax wear this suit sponsored by temasick ho jinx.

 

[searcher1]

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.

https://twitter.com/LawrenceSellin

PAP have the wining strategy all along, even though the recent years support drops to 61%.
Even if PAP only gather 51% next turn, they will still govern Singapore as majority
A win is a win, even by 1 vote ...

 

[Revenger]

HAHA !

SO MANY DUMB IDIOT SINKIES UPLORRY IN OCTOBER !

 

[tanwahtiu]

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?

Sure can. Confined space.

Any place build in a box style enclosed design is known to as a confined space. Some confined space box style design can packed 5 adults like inside a taxi, bus can packed 50 people inside is also a confined space.

In a Confined space area the poor ventilation system are insufficient to circulate the air well and can spread virus among each other quickly...

Hope this helps...