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[COVID-19 Virus] The Sinkies are fucked Thread.

zhihau said:
The Omicron surge in UK is hitting the roof at over 2.5K reported case / million folks, and it’s still increasing sharply.
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The Delta cum Omicron wave in UK seemed to have peaked recently at around 2.7K/million folks, good news for them.

France breaching 3.5K/million folks, no wonder Macron is pissed, and those protests ain’t helping.

Israel, a highly vaccinated nation which had gone through 3 successive waves are now hit by a 4th Omicron wave. :coffee::coffee::coffee: Vaccination for fuck?
 
SOS said:
The article cited research by US universities - 90% of the cases for Pfizer/Moderna, some for J&J
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My auntie network did mention something like this, but I didn’t probe deeper into their private matters.

Anyway, tiagong plenty of cases in various schools starting registering C19 liao, not sure if it is Delta or Omicron. Shiok shiok or not?

@gingerlyn do take care, ok? :coffee::coffee::coffee:
 
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S’pore braces itself for Omicron wave: More ICU beds to be added, more places open to only the vaccinated​

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The highly transmissible Omicron variant could result in a potentially bigger wave of Covid-19 cases than the one caused by the Delta variant. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
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Linette Lai
Political Correspondent
UPDATED

DEC 17, 2021, 2:50 AM SGT

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SINGAPORE - Singapore is bracing itself for an Omicron wave by boosting hospital and testing capacities, so that the nation can ride the next Covid-19 surge even as reopening plans continue.
While the country has not detected any community transmission of the Omicron variant yet, it is only a matter of time before this happens, said Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong at a press conference on Tuesday (Dec 14).
"This may then lead to another surge in cases because of the highly infectious nature of the Omicron virus. We must therefore prepare ourselves for such a scenario."

Given the increased transmissibility of the new variant, vaccination-differentiated measures will be expanded to more places from Feb 1.
At the same time, more people will be able to return to their workplaces, given that 97 per cent of Singapore's workforce is now fully vaccinated.
From Jan 1, up to 50 per cent of those able to work from home will be allowed back in the office, in a nod to the challenges of having remote working as the default.


However, the Government is considering removing a concession that allows unvaccinated people to return to the workplace if they test negative for Covid-19, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.

There have been 16 Omicron cases detected in Singapore to date, comprising 14 imported cases and two local cases who are airport passenger service staff.
The variant has been found in more than 60 countries worldwide.
Mr Wong cautioned that the highly transmissible Omicron variant could result in a potentially bigger wave of Covid-19 cases than the one caused by the Delta variant.

Singapore will thus keep its existing safe management measures in place for now, he said, adding that the country's overall public health posture is geared towards preparing for Omicron.

To gear up for the next surge, Singapore is making plans to increase its intensive care unit (ICU) capacity to 500 beds, said director of medical services Kenneth Mak. It is studying whether infrastructure upgrading needs to be done in public hospitals to support this, he added.
ICU bed capacity stood at around 280 beds in late October, at the peak of Singapore's Delta wave, with hospitals on standby to increase this to 350 beds if necessary.
The multi-ministry task force handling Covid-19 set out how it will also press on with the national booster vaccination programme, ramp up healthcare capacity and promote regular testing.
For one thing, general practitioners will play a bigger role in helping to manage Covid-19 patients who are able to recover at home and do not require hospital care.
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In addition, the country is prepared to increase capacity in its community treatment facilities, so that hospital patients in stable condition can be transferred there if an Omicron wave hits.
Another 60 quick test centres, run by private operators, will be set up around Singapore to make Covid-19 testing more accessible.
And to help companies quickly detect Omicron cases, the Government will continue to subsidise compulsory rostered routine testing in higher risk settings until the end of March next year.
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The expansion of vaccination-differentiated measures means that people will have to be vaccinated to enter a wider variety of settings.
These include all indoor sports facilities - even those that are privately owned - institutes of higher learning and leisure guests in hotels, hostels and serviced apartments.
All events - even those with fewer than 50 attendees - will also be subject to these requirements. These include funeral memorial services and work-related events.
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But students who are completing full-time Nitec, Higher Nitec, diploma or degree programmes will be exempted from vaccination-differentiated measures when entering their respective educational institutions.
Funerals, wakes and funeral processions will also continue to be capped at 30 people at any one time, and will not be subject to these measures.

Separately, the authorities announced that the quarantine-free land travel scheme between Singapore and Malaysia will be expanded, to allow vaccinated Singapore citizens to enter Malaysia via the Causeway from next Monday (Dec 20).
Similarly, vaccinated Malaysian citizens will also be able to enter Singapore.
Currently, only citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders of the country they are entering are able to travel via the scheme.
 
Vaccinationed shd be a freedom ticket from viruses..... instead now hospital beds are ready for then to die.... wtf... of vaxxed.... 2 doses and 3rd doses.... wayang is it?
 
zhihau said:
My auntie network did mention something like this, but I didn’t probe deeper into their private matters.

Anyway, tiagong plenty of cases in various schools starting registering C19 liao, not sure if it is Delta or Omicron. Shiok shiok or not?
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Schools don't really make covid-related announcement these days. US also said that we were not transparent with COVID data. At most, schools only inform the students sitting next to the infected child.
 
SOS said:
Schools don't really make covid-related announcement these days. US also said that we were not transparent with COVID data. At most, schools only inform the students sitting next to the infected child.
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tiagong MOH doing the job of tracking now, last year was a nightmare for those schools that had to track/monitor the kids :coffee::coffee::coffee:

got some news that TT token/app data being the primary line of defence... Teehee...
 
This CNY as we lohei, we will also welcome our new friend Omicron! Huat Ah!
 
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