COVID-19: Singapore to shift from border control to social distancing

[glockman]

Pap is just dying to do away with border controls, allowing everyone from everywhere to come forth and spread the virus. Furthermore, how to have effective social distancing when the island is jam-packed with people?

Yahoo News Singapore10 hours ago

SINGAPORE — As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread globally, border controls will become less relevant and effective in the future, said Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (10 March). Singapore will need to shift its approach towards containing the spread within the country, he added.

“Country-specific border control measures will become less relevant and effective because we are unable to shut Singapore from the world,” he said during a media conference by the multi-ministry task force set up to handle the coronavirus, which he co-chairs.

“We will have to double down on the measures we can do within Singapore. We will look at the whole range of social distancing measures.”

Ramping up with fuller range of measures
Some basic surveillance at the borders would continue, as well as the use of swab tests for travellers who are febrile (showing signs of fever) or who have respiratory symptoms.

However, over time, Wong said the government will have to ramp up and implement more social distancing measures.

An example of a social distancing measure was implemented on Tuesday, as the Ministry of Health (MOH) suspended all senior-centric activities by government
agencies for two weeks, following a COVID-19 outbreak cluster that had spread from a dinner event at SAFRA Jurong.

Other forms of social distancing measures already in place include isolating patients, putting close contacts on quarantine and issuing Stay-Home Notices.

“We will look at a fuller range of social distancing measures we can put in place (such as) staggered hours and telecommuting, for public events, community activities,
school closures, workplace as well as religious services. We will cover a broad spectrum and we will see what we should put in place,” Wong said.


https://sg.yahoo.com/news/covid-19-...r-control-to-social-distancing-013224434.html

 

[sweetiepie]

Country-specific border control measures will become less relevant and effective because we are unable to shut Singapore from the world,”

My uncle say fuck you Lawrence wong KNN linking with the world doesn't mean physical contacts is always necessary KNN

 

[sweetiepie]

Furthermore, how to have effective social distancing when the island is jam-packed with people?

My uncle also say fuck you Lawrence wong KNN how to have effective social distancing when the island is jam packed with people KNN

 

[glockman]

My uncle say fuck you Lawrence wong KNN linking with the world doesn't mean physical contacts is always necessary KNN

My uncle also say fuck you Lawrence wong KNN how to have effective social distancing when the island is jam packed with people KNN

waaah, your uncle is very upset. And with good reasons too!

 

[sweetiepie]

waaah, your uncle is very upset. And with good reasons too!

KNN this kind of statement is very expensive cannot anyhow say can hai see lung one KNN

 

[glockman]

KNN this kind of statement is very expensive cannot anyhow say can hai see lung one KNN

ya lor, it is easy for them to say. It becomes law, and the people will suffer. KNN!

 

[CPTMiller]

It is clear they want to follow china get everyone back outside and if got infected then deal with it. They will not shut out at immigration control. We need tourists back

 

[A Singaporean]

Finally the gahmen admitted that they are not prepared and has given up. Hooray

 

[glocky]

We are finished....Defeated....

 

[laksaboy]

Testing waters now.

 

[laksaboy]

It is clear they want to follow chins get everyone back outside and if got infected then deal with it. They will not shut out at immigration control. We need tourists back

You want tourists back, doesn't mean the tourists are allowed to go to you.

 

[sweetiepie]

KNN one thing to ponder is why people allow govt to decide their life KNN during voting for a govt the agreement is to vote for a govt that always have your interest but this case is obviously not to your interest KNN

 

[glockman]

The World Health Organisation has just declared the COVID-19 virus a pandemic. Yet, the fucking pap is thinking of opening borders. Un-fucking-believable.

 

[eatshitndie]

social distancing: stay home or in corners of cyber cafes and watch tv or play call of duty until dehydrated and dead. this one died while reaching out to his keyboard and remained in that position due to rigor mortis.

 

[eatshitndie]

sinkies must also refrain from touching and scratching their itchy genitalia. how washing hands thoroughly with disinfectant soap is also important. white glow indicates bacteria and germs (and viruses too when not sexposed to sunlight). for me, at least 6.9 seconds with soap.

 

[glockman]

sinkies must also refrain from touching and scratching their itchy genitalia. how washing hands thoroughly with disinfectant soap is also important. white glow indicates bacteria and germs (and viruses too when not sexposed to sunlight). for me, at least 6.9 seconds with soap.
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Why after all that washing, the germs all congregate at the finger nails?

 

[eatshitndie]

Why after all that washing, the germs all congregate at the finger nails?

that’s why must bite and chew nails clean.

 

[glockman]

that’s why must bite and chew nails clean.

That makes perfect sense! Henceforth I shall allow my grandkids to bite and chew their nails.

 

[Leongsam]

Pap is just dying to do away with border controls, allowing everyone from everywhere to come forth and spread the virus. Furthermore, how to have effective social distancing when the island is jam-packed with people?

Since the disease is mild in most people and the mortality rate is extremely low the best course of action would be allow the disease to spread so that natural immunity is developed in the population.

That was how measles was dealt with in the past and I cannot recall anyone in my cohort dying from measles even though it can be serious.

 

[Leongsam]

This is the natural way to deal with an infection :

https://www.theepochtimes.com/nearly-all-kids-got-measles-in-the-1950s_1233095.html

Nearly All Kids Got Measles in the 1950s
BY PETR SVAB

January 31, 2015 Updated: October 8, 2018

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Over 600 measles cases in United States in 2014 sounded alarms. It was the highest number of cases of measles since it was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. If the current trend continues, the country could see 1,000 cases this year, the most since 1992.

It is alarming, since the measles can be life-threatening. For every 1,000 cases of measles in children, one or two will die from it, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics.

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There was a time, however, when measles was extremely common in kids, almost as common as a cold. Prior to development of a vaccination in 1963, nearly all children ached through the illness before the turned 15. Once suffering through it, a person is immune for life. This means if you were born or lived in the country before 1957, you’re almost certainly immune to measles since you’ve probably had it.