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Serious Many Pappys don't like OngYK..not Team player.
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What's wrong with copying when the original is good? Problem is sometimes PAP copy rubbish.
It is nice of him to talk to the oldie though, good political sense.
from mothership.sg:
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has urged those in Singapore to "keep it up" as their efforts at containing and reducing Covid-19 infections are paying off after three weeks of more stringent restrictions.
Ong wrote on Facebook on June 6 to update those here that Singapore is heading in the right direction in his view.
This is so as the proportion of unlinked cases has fallen from 22 per cent of the overall numbers to 15 per cent since the start of Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) on May 16.
The total number of cases has also fallen per week from 182 to 136 to 116 over the past three weeks.
These three categories are
- quarantined before detection,
- not quarantined but linked to clusters,
- and unlinked.
At the May 31 press conference convened by the multy-ministry task force handling the pandemic, Ong had called the unlinked cases as the most worrying among the three categories.
But the Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) measures, in place since May 16 till June 13, have kept unlinked cases in check.
Ong wrote in his post: "We are heading in the right direction because of the contribution of everyone."
"Overall infection numbers over the last 7 days have dropped further from the past week."
"More encouraging is that the unlinked cases have fallen from 18 per cent to 15 per cent."
"Let’s keep it up."
Covid-19 detected in quarantine a good thing
Another positive development: The percentage of infected people who were detected while under quarantine has gone up from 57 per cent to 73 per cent, he said.
"This means very little chance for them to move around and spread to others," he said.
Ong said during a multi-ministry task force press conference on May 31 that the Health Ministry has been monitoring data since the new measures kicked in on May 16, and has seen a drop in unlinked cases.
“Unlinked cases means they are quietly transmitting the virus in the community,” he said then, adding that the fewer there are, the better.
“The more we can shift this number away to linked cases or better still, linked and quarantined cases, the lesser will be the spread of the disease, and the more we can bring the overall number down and suppress this wave of transmission,” Ong said three weeks ago.
He also noted that an “encouraging sign” of how Singapore is handling the latest transmission of infections is that close to 70 per cent of all linked new cases each day are due to household transmissions, he said at the press conference.
“They are not due to dramatic movements or like parties or whatever, but usually the movement patterns are quite mundane -- home, work, food, grocery shopping, and so on,” he added.
“All in all, we are nudging in the right direction, but just nudging and controlling the situation. We are constantly improving our contact tracing and quarantine protocols,” he said.
However, co-chair of the multi-ministry task force Lawrence Wong said at the same press conference that even if all goes to plan, there may be a chance for some easing of measures after June 13, but it is "very unlikely" that Singapore will go "all the way back" to Phase 3.
'Let's keep it up': Ong Ye Kung praises S'pore residents for controlling Covid-19 spread the past 3 weeks
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has urged those in Singapore to "keep it up" as their efforts at containing and reducing Covid-19 infections are paying off after three weeks of more stringent restrictions.
Ong wrote on Facebook on June 6 to update those here that Singapore is heading in the right direction in his view.
This is so as the proportion of unlinked cases has fallen from 22 per cent of the overall numbers to 15 per cent since the start of Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) on May 16.
The total number of cases has also fallen per week from 182 to 136 to 116 over the past three weeks.
Three set of important numbers to take note of
Ong said in his post that Singapore's daily infection figures can be broken down to three sets of numbers.These three categories are
- quarantined before detection,
- not quarantined but linked to clusters,
- and unlinked.
At the May 31 press conference convened by the multy-ministry task force handling the pandemic, Ong had called the unlinked cases as the most worrying among the three categories.
But the Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) measures, in place since May 16 till June 13, have kept unlinked cases in check.
Ong wrote in his post: "We are heading in the right direction because of the contribution of everyone."
"Overall infection numbers over the last 7 days have dropped further from the past week."
"More encouraging is that the unlinked cases have fallen from 18 per cent to 15 per cent."
"Let’s keep it up."
Covid-19 detected in quarantine a good thing
Another positive development: The percentage of infected people who were detected while under quarantine has gone up from 57 per cent to 73 per cent, he said.
"This means very little chance for them to move around and spread to others," he said.
Background on May 31 press conference
Ong said during a multi-ministry task force press conference on May 31 that the Health Ministry has been monitoring data since the new measures kicked in on May 16, and has seen a drop in unlinked cases.
“Unlinked cases means they are quietly transmitting the virus in the community,” he said then, adding that the fewer there are, the better.
“The more we can shift this number away to linked cases or better still, linked and quarantined cases, the lesser will be the spread of the disease, and the more we can bring the overall number down and suppress this wave of transmission,” Ong said three weeks ago.
He also noted that an “encouraging sign” of how Singapore is handling the latest transmission of infections is that close to 70 per cent of all linked new cases each day are due to household transmissions, he said at the press conference.
“They are not due to dramatic movements or like parties or whatever, but usually the movement patterns are quite mundane -- home, work, food, grocery shopping, and so on,” he added.
“All in all, we are nudging in the right direction, but just nudging and controlling the situation. We are constantly improving our contact tracing and quarantine protocols,” he said.
However, co-chair of the multi-ministry task force Lawrence Wong said at the same press conference that even if all goes to plan, there may be a chance for some easing of measures after June 13, but it is "very unlikely" that Singapore will go "all the way back" to Phase 3.
from cna.com:
SINGAPORE: More than 30,000 people with a history of anaphylaxis due to food or medication will be invited to register for the COVID-19 vaccine, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Tuesday (Jun 8).
The Ministry of Health had said the previous week that it had lifted the restrictions on the use of COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines on some people with a history of anaphylaxis, allowing them to now receive the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna jab.
"More people can now be covered with the lifting of restrictions on persons with a history of anaphylaxis due to food and other medicines," said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in a Facebook post on Tuesday night.
He also said that the Government would begin sending SMSes to more than 30,000 people in this group on Tuesday, inviting them to register for their jabs.
The decision to remove restrictions was taken after a recommendation from Singapore's Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination.
"Local and international data indicates that mRNA vaccines are suitable for use in persons with anaphylaxis not related to mRNA vaccinations or its components," the committee had said.
It recommended that people with a history of anaphylaxis or allergic reactions to other drugs, food, insect stings or unknown triggers can be vaccinated with a 30-minute observation period after the jab.
People with a history of anaphylaxis due to any component of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine are still not recommended to receive the jab.
Previously the committee had recommended that those with a history of anaphylaxis not receive the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines "out of an abundance of caution".
Mr Ong also provided an update on Singapore's vaccination rate, saying that 75 per cent of adults in Singapore who are eligible for the vaccine had signed up for or received their vaccine doses.
"We are able to manage this wave of infections successfully, due to all our collective efforts. Many thanks to everyone!" said the health minister, who added that "our people continue to support vaccination" even as issues such as vaccine disinformation and racial discrimination were taking the limelight on social media.
"In the process, various issues came to the fore on social media – that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful to us, that mRNA vaccines do not work. And there were very ugly incidents involving racial discrimination and xenophobia as well."
People in Singapore have continued to support vaccination "despite all these distractions", said Mr Ong.
"I admire the courage of those who spoke up for greater understanding, unity, kindness during such times, and defending evidence-based science," he added.
More than 30,000 people with history of anaphylaxis will be invited to receive COVID-19 vaccine: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE: More than 30,000 people with a history of anaphylaxis due to food or medication will be invited to register for the COVID-19 vaccine, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Tuesday (Jun 8).
The Ministry of Health had said the previous week that it had lifted the restrictions on the use of COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines on some people with a history of anaphylaxis, allowing them to now receive the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna jab.
"More people can now be covered with the lifting of restrictions on persons with a history of anaphylaxis due to food and other medicines," said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in a Facebook post on Tuesday night.
He also said that the Government would begin sending SMSes to more than 30,000 people in this group on Tuesday, inviting them to register for their jabs.
The decision to remove restrictions was taken after a recommendation from Singapore's Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination.
"Local and international data indicates that mRNA vaccines are suitable for use in persons with anaphylaxis not related to mRNA vaccinations or its components," the committee had said.
It recommended that people with a history of anaphylaxis or allergic reactions to other drugs, food, insect stings or unknown triggers can be vaccinated with a 30-minute observation period after the jab.
People with a history of anaphylaxis due to any component of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine are still not recommended to receive the jab.
Previously the committee had recommended that those with a history of anaphylaxis not receive the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines "out of an abundance of caution".
Mr Ong also provided an update on Singapore's vaccination rate, saying that 75 per cent of adults in Singapore who are eligible for the vaccine had signed up for or received their vaccine doses.
"We are able to manage this wave of infections successfully, due to all our collective efforts. Many thanks to everyone!" said the health minister, who added that "our people continue to support vaccination" even as issues such as vaccine disinformation and racial discrimination were taking the limelight on social media.
"In the process, various issues came to the fore on social media – that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful to us, that mRNA vaccines do not work. And there were very ugly incidents involving racial discrimination and xenophobia as well."
People in Singapore have continued to support vaccination "despite all these distractions", said Mr Ong.
"I admire the courage of those who spoke up for greater understanding, unity, kindness during such times, and defending evidence-based science," he added.
from theindependent.sg:
Ong Ye Kung reminisces about his time as a “farmhand” on his family’s kampung
Singapore—Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung posted photos of himself working in a community vegetable garden on Wednesday (Mar 31), adding that when he was younger he worked as a “farmhand” on a kampung.
His extended family, Mr Ong explained, lived in a kampung off Lorong Chuan, where he worked on weekends.
His father, Ong Lian Teng, was also active in politics, but he belonged to the opposition Barisan Sosialis party. The late Mr Ong served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Panjang constituency from 1963 to 1965 and was a Member of Parliament from 1965 until 1966, after which he resigned in protest against the “undemocratic acts” of the PAP government. Barisan Sosialis merged with the Workers’ Party in 1988.
Mr Ong, the Transport Minister, is the MP for Sembawang Central ward. Helping out at the community garden over the weekend helped him “relive a bit” of his childhood, he wrote.
At the garden, he had a chance to help “our community family harvest, clean and pack vegetables to be given out to the needy”.
He acknowledged that this is not exactly what he did as a young boy in his family’s kampung, but the activity was “close enough to bring back a lot of memories”.
This was reported in The Straits Times on Mar 28 as well, which said that the Gardens Give Back programme began on Feb 28.
Last Sunday’s harvest at Sembawang Central Residents’ Network Community Garden, which Mr Ong wrote about in his post, took place at the sole garden found in a private housing estate.
Around 60 kg of produce was harvested on Sunday.
The minister told ST that the gardeners from the area mostly used to live in kampungs, much like himself.
They started the garden under Mr Ong’s predecessor, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, who retired from public service last year.
ST quotes Mr Ong as saying, “Since I came over here I thought it’s a good idea if we can distribute some of their harvest to lower-income families.
“As Sembawang continues to develop, we’re going to see more concrete and steel coming out from the town. At the same time, that kampung spirit ought to continue, and today is a very good manifestation of that.”
Ong Ye Kung reminisces about his time as a “farmhand” on his family’s kampung
Singapore—Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung posted photos of himself working in a community vegetable garden on Wednesday (Mar 31), adding that when he was younger he worked as a “farmhand” on a kampung.
His extended family, Mr Ong explained, lived in a kampung off Lorong Chuan, where he worked on weekends.
“I was a farmhand, mostly helping my father catch and pack fishes,” the Transport Minister wrote.
He was not paid for his work but did it “for the joy of it”.His father, Ong Lian Teng, was also active in politics, but he belonged to the opposition Barisan Sosialis party. The late Mr Ong served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Panjang constituency from 1963 to 1965 and was a Member of Parliament from 1965 until 1966, after which he resigned in protest against the “undemocratic acts” of the PAP government. Barisan Sosialis merged with the Workers’ Party in 1988.
Mr Ong, the Transport Minister, is the MP for Sembawang Central ward. Helping out at the community garden over the weekend helped him “relive a bit” of his childhood, he wrote.
At the garden, he had a chance to help “our community family harvest, clean and pack vegetables to be given out to the needy”.
He acknowledged that this is not exactly what he did as a young boy in his family’s kampung, but the activity was “close enough to bring back a lot of memories”.
Two days ago, the Sembawang Central Community Facebook page said that vegetables had been harvested and given to residents in need under the Gardens Give Back programme. It added that there are 23 community gardens across Sembawang taking turns in harvesting vegetables in Sembawang GRC.
This was reported in The Straits Times on Mar 28 as well, which said that the Gardens Give Back programme began on Feb 28.
Last Sunday’s harvest at Sembawang Central Residents’ Network Community Garden, which Mr Ong wrote about in his post, took place at the sole garden found in a private housing estate.
Around 60 kg of produce was harvested on Sunday.
The minister told ST that the gardeners from the area mostly used to live in kampungs, much like himself.
They started the garden under Mr Ong’s predecessor, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, who retired from public service last year.
ST quotes Mr Ong as saying, “Since I came over here I thought it’s a good idea if we can distribute some of their harvest to lower-income families.
“As Sembawang continues to develop, we’re going to see more concrete and steel coming out from the town. At the same time, that kampung spirit ought to continue, and today is a very good manifestation of that.”
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