PAP government going to end India travel ban

[cowbellc]

I'm still tracking the daily stats for Covid in India and have to say they have done exceptionally well considering the limited resources at their disposal.

Here's a cross section of cumulative cases per million for a selection of countries up to 23 May 2021.

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Using statistics doesn’t reflect real life situations.
For eg, 5000 deaths yesterday compare to today 2500. Of cos magically is a 50% drop.
Another is the country population, a Country with only few millions compare to a country with billions

 

[Leongsam]

Using statistics doesn’t reflect real life situations.
For eg, 5000 deaths yesterday compare to today 2500. Of cos magically is a 50% drop.
Another is the country population, a Country with only few millions compare to a country with billions

OK let's compare whole regions then. EU has a population of 512 MILLION.

 

[busy123]

OK let's compare whole regions then. EU has a population of 512 MILLION.

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i dun think so u r liar

 

[Leongsam]

i dun think so u r liar

I'm just presenting the data from the same source used by various media organisations around the world.

However what I'm doing is putting things in context.

 

[IMHDOCTOR]

I'm just presenting the data from the same source used by various media organisations around the world.

However what I'm doing is putting things in context.

This is a untrue. We as doctors here at the Institute have the authority to say so.

You cannot cherrypick and present whatever table you pull off the internet and twist it around to say what you want

That is not how life works, it is not real

And because you cannot see the difference between reality and fantasy, that is why you are mentally unwell

kindly contact us for an assessment:

https://www.imh.com.sg/

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[capamerica]

I'm just presenting the data from the same source used by various media organisations around the world.

However what I'm doing is putting things in context.

even when the entire forum call out your crap, you refuse

its not just that you are stupid, its that you are sad as well

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

S'pore will take risk-based approach in allowing overseas travel in coming months: Lawrence Wong​

If infection rates in many countries remain high, border and quarantine measures will remain.

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Goh Yan Han

May 31, 2021

SINGAPORE - A risk-based approach will be taken in allowing travel for Singaporeans in the coming months, even as more of Singapore's population gets vaccinated, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (May 31).
This means that people coming from countries designated as safe, whether they are returning Singaporeans or travellers, will not need to be quarantined when they arrive in Singapore.
On the other hand, those coming from countries deemed unsafe, with high Covid-19 incidence rates, will have to serve quarantine in a dedicated facility.
Explaining this at a virtual press conference, Mr Wong said this has been the Government's approach since the start of the pandemic, and can be seen in border measures that are differentiated and adjusted based on each country's infection rates and corresponding risk level.
The co-chair for the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19 was responding to a BBC journalist, who had asked if Singapore will allow its people to travel freely in the scenario of full vaccination, or if it would wait until other countries in the region catch up in vaccinating their people.
Mr Wong said if the situation in more countries improve and they are considered safe - such as if infection rates come down and vaccination rates are high - then, potentially, Singapore will be able to open up more with these places.


On the flip side, if infection rates in many countries remain high, border and quarantine measures will remain.
Singapore has been taking steps to resume leisure travel, with the Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble originally slated to start around the end of May after an earlier delay. However, the arrangement has been deferred again after the recent spikes in Covid-19 cases here.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said Singapore is working towards the resumption of travel without as many restrictions, for example allowing people to go overseas for work or to see their relatives without having to serve a 21-day stay-home notice upon returning.
"We hope to resume that normalcy, but I think the truth is we don't have enough data to decide whether lifting all those restrictions is possible as of now," he added.
"But certainly we are heading in the right direction if we can get ourselves substantially vaccinated, protected."

 

[laksaboy]

LOL, Bubble Ong was Transport Minister for a short while, was obsessed about travel bubbles.

Then he became the Health Minister, and again he's obsessed about travel bubbles.

The peak of the pandemic hasn't arrived yet, his bubbles will be burst again.

 

[mojito]

LOL, Bubble Ong was Transport Minister for a short while, was obsessed about travel bubbles.

Then he became the Health Minister, and again he's obsessed about travel bubbles.

The peak of the pandemic hasn't arrived yet, his bubbles will be burst again.

Rat face up to no good a gain.

 

[mojito]

S'pore will take risk-based approach in allowing overseas travel in coming months: Lawrence Wong​

If infection rates in many countries remain high, border and quarantine measures will remain.

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Goh Yan Han

May 31, 2021

SINGAPORE - A risk-based approach will be taken in allowing travel for Singaporeans in the coming months, even as more of Singapore's population gets vaccinated, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (May 31).
This means that people coming from countries designated as safe, whether they are returning Singaporeans or travellers, will not need to be quarantined when they arrive in Singapore.
On the other hand, those coming from countries deemed unsafe, with high Covid-19 incidence rates, will have to serve quarantine in a dedicated facility.
Explaining this at a virtual press conference, Mr Wong said this has been the Government's approach since the start of the pandemic, and can be seen in border measures that are differentiated and adjusted based on each country's infection rates and corresponding risk level.
The co-chair for the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19 was responding to a BBC journalist, who had asked if Singapore will allow its people to travel freely in the scenario of full vaccination, or if it would wait until other countries in the region catch up in vaccinating their people.
Mr Wong said if the situation in more countries improve and they are considered safe - such as if infection rates come down and vaccination rates are high - then, potentially, Singapore will be able to open up more with these places.


On the flip side, if infection rates in many countries remain high, border and quarantine measures will remain.
Singapore has been taking steps to resume leisure travel, with the Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble originally slated to start around the end of May after an earlier delay. However, the arrangement has been deferred again after the recent spikes in Covid-19 cases here.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said Singapore is working towards the resumption of travel without as many restrictions, for example allowing people to go overseas for work or to see their relatives without having to serve a 21-day stay-home notice upon returning.
"We hope to resume that normalcy, but I think the truth is we don't have enough data to decide whether lifting all those restrictions is possible as of now," he added.
"But certainly we are heading in the right direction if we can get ourselves substantially vaccinated, protected."

"Will"? Aren't we all ready doing that, u know when ratface say denying entry by nationality would be " strange"?

 

[Testing]

Don’t worry we are doing fine. We love u India!

 

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To prepare for the re-opening of legs, the PAP government will no longer disclose the number of inbound travellers from India, whether they are returning SG citizens and PRs, CECA foreign talent, or work permit blue-collar workers.

The PAP government justified its change in reporting information by showing how other countries report cases. The question is: do the other countries open their legs as wide as SG in admitting foreign workers?

MOH to stop giving details of Covid-19 community cases​

MOH's daily Covid-19 update will now detail progress made on the nationwide vaccination scheme, in addition to daily case numbers.

Linette Lai
Political Correspondent

June 30, 2021

SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Health (MOH) will no longer disclose details of each new Covid-19 case detected in the community as the country moves towards a new phase of battling the pandemic, it said in a statement on Tuesday (June 29).
Information on individuals' ages and occupations, as well as the places they visited and the dates on which they tested positive, will not be provided.
Instead, the ministry's daily virus update will now detail the progress made in the nationwide vaccination scheme, in addition to daily case numbers.
It will also give a breakdown of the number of people who have developed a severe form of the disease, and their vaccination status.
This decision was made by the multi-ministry task force tackling the pandemic, MOH said, adding that there will now be "a strong focus on preventing the virus from spreading, vaccinating our population and starting the process to transit to a new normal" as the country moves into a new phase of its fight against Covid-19.
"Besides daily numbers, we will include information on the key trends of the local situation, clusters we are monitoring, progress of vaccination and the number of people who suffered a severe form of the disease," it said.

About 3.28 million people in Singapore have received at least one dose of the vaccine since Dec 30 last year, with about 5.38 million doses administered so far.
This means that 57.5 per cent of Singapore's population has been partially vaccinated, while 36.8 per cent - or about 2.1 million people - have had the full two-dose regimen.
As at noon on Tuesday, 49,445 more people had received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine while another 5,298 were given their second dose under the national vaccination programme.
In Tuesday's statement, MOH noted that there is continuing evidence that vaccination helps to prevent serious disease in those who have been infected.

Over the last 28 days, a total of 23 local cases required oxygen, were admitted to the intensive care unit, or died. Of this group, 20 were unvaccinated, while two were partially vaccinated.
The remaining patient was fully vaccinated but had already been ill before contracting the disease, MOH said.

A total of 129 coronavirus patients were hospitalised as at Tuesday. Most of them were well and under observation.
Three were in critical condition in the intensive care unit. All three are over 60 years old and unvaccinated.
Read the full MOH press release here.

How some other countries report virus figures​

Japan​

Local municipalities release Covid-19 data, mostly at the prefecture level, but sometimes cities will issue their own figures.
The notices are put up on official prefecture or municipal websites and usually include numbers on daily infections and deaths, and how the infections occurred.
The domestic media will then tabulate the figures to come up with the overall number of cases and deaths for each day.

Thailand​

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reports daily cases, deaths and people discharged from hospitals through televised press briefings that are also streamed on social media.
Domestic and imported case numbers, as well as those in the community and prisons, new clusters and vaccination rates are also given. CCSA also provides a breakdown of domestic infection numbers in all provinces, and lists the top 10 provinces with highest infection numbers.
Previously, the information came from various sources such as the Public Health Ministry, the provincial authorities and the Prime Minister’s Office, but this has been streamlined with CCSA providing the updates.

Malaysia​

The Ministry of Health gives a breakdown of daily new cases, deaths and clusters, according to states. It will also disclose any links between cases, how patients were infected and if they involve variants of concern.
The information is contained in daily press statements and postings on the ministry’s social media sites. The ministry also provides a weekly report, which is normally released on Mondays.
The method of reporting has evolved from daily press briefings by the health director-general to just statements being issued, unless there are important announcements or huge spikes in cases.

Australia​

The Department of Health provides the numbers of local and imported cases, and cases under investigation in the last 24 hours on its website and social media platforms.
It gives the total number of active and hospitalised cases, and tests conducted in the last 24 hours.
It also provides an overall number of cases, deaths and tests conducted since the start of the pandemic. In addition, it gives daily data on the status of Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, which includes a detailed infographic and breakdown of vaccine doses administered across Australia.

South Korea​

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and the Health Ministry release data on new and total confirmed cases, deaths, quarantine numbers and total tests performed. They also report new and total cases found in various major cities and provinces, as well as daily and total vaccination rates.
All these are further broken down into gender and age groups, types of vaccines administered, details about major clusters, infection routes and an analysis of trends.
The information is issued in daily press statements from as early as 9am, while health officials conduct daily briefings at 11am and 2pm, which are shown live on TV.
The information is also posted on websites managed by various health district offices and alerts are also sent directly to mobile phones.

Indonesia​

The Covid-19 mitigation task force releases new and total numbers of confirmed and recovered cases, and fatalities at national and provincial levels.
It also reports new and total numbers of samples tested, the positivity rate, the number of people tested, the spread of overall active cases, daily and total vaccination figures, and the number of those getting their first and second jabs.
The information is broadcast to journalists’ WhatsApp groups as well as posted on social media and the websites of regional governments and the task force.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Let's see how quickly the PAP government re-open its legs to CECA foreign talent.

Countries that open too quickly before high levels of vaccine coverage will see Covid-19 spikes: Lawrence Wong​

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said countries that open up too quickly, without sufficient protection for seniors, will see high Covid-19 infection rates.

Linette Lai
Political Correspondent

Jun 30, 2021

SINGAPORE - Countries that open up too quickly, without sufficient protection for seniors, will see high Covid-19 infection rates, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (June 29).
More people may be hospitalised or even die of the virus, he noted, adding that Singapore is trying to avoid such a situation.
"Before we get to this new phase of high levels of vaccine coverage and a new normal, we are in a transition phase," Mr Wong told business leaders at an online dialogue organised by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), held in conjunction with the federation's 19th annual general meeting. In this transition period, some restrictions are still required, he said.
The minister was responding to participants' comments that firms are looking forward to the resumption of overseas business missions and expanding overseas. The participants also urged the Government to begin reopening borders by reducing the stay-home notice requirement or doing away with it altogether, and to continue to engage other countries on travel arrangements such as green lanes, travel bubbles and the mutual recognition of vaccination certificates.
Mr Wong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force tackling the pandemic, laid out three key measures of the current transition period before Singapore reaches a new phase of high levels of vaccine coverage.
First, some restrictions - such as those on social gatherings - will remain, although they will be progressively eased as vaccination rates go up.


Second, the country will adopt differentiated treatment for those who are vaccinated. For example, larger events may be allowed if everyone is vaccinated and those who are vaccinated may be able to travel more freely.
Lastly, Singapore will progressively open its borders to allow more travel.
"As a small and open economy, we need to reconnect to the world safely, including to be able to resume the flows of workers for sectors which sorely need them, such as construction and marine," Mr Wong said.
Some 350 businessmen - including SBF council members and senior representatives from member companies - tuned in to the session. Some spoke of the challenges they faced in areas such as digitalisation, while others raised concerns over manpower shortages.
In response, Mr Wong urged local businesses to transform quickly or risk losing out to overseas competitors. He also said it is important for companies to help their workers through skills training and job-matching schemes, in order to optimise Singaporean talent.
The discussion also outlined new growth opportunities for Singapore. These include positioning the country as an advanced manufacturing hub, as well as taking advantage of developments in the sustainability sector.
For instance, Singapore plans to attract global companies that are keen to develop urban sustainability solutions for Asia, Mr Wong said. Businesses will benefit in areas such as sustainable design, or leverage Singapore's role as a regional hub to support green financing infrastructure projects.
SBF chairman Lim Ming Yan said that companies and workers must recognise that the coronavirus is here to stay.
"They must put in place more resilient business models and long-term growth plans to remain viable and seize new opportunities," he said, adding: "In the immediate term, they will also need to adjust their day-to-day operations, staff deployment and stakeholder relationships."

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[birdie69]

Let's see how quickly the PAP government re-open its legs to CECA foreign talent.

Countries that open too quickly before high levels of vaccine coverage will see Covid-19 spikes: Lawrence Wong​

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said countries that open up too quickly, without sufficient protection for seniors, will see high Covid-19 infection rates.

Linette Lai
Political Correspondent

Jun 30, 2021

SINGAPORE - Countries that open up too quickly, without sufficient protection for seniors, will see high Covid-19 infection rates, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (June 29).
More people may be hospitalised or even die of the virus, he noted, adding that Singapore is trying to avoid such a situation.
"Before we get to this new phase of high levels of vaccine coverage and a new normal, we are in a transition phase," Mr Wong told business leaders at an online dialogue organised by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), held in conjunction with the federation's 19th annual general meeting. In this transition period, some restrictions are still required, he said.
The minister was responding to participants' comments that firms are looking forward to the resumption of overseas business missions and expanding overseas. The participants also urged the Government to begin reopening borders by reducing the stay-home notice requirement or doing away with it altogether, and to continue to engage other countries on travel arrangements such as green lanes, travel bubbles and the mutual recognition of vaccination certificates.
Mr Wong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force tackling the pandemic, laid out three key measures of the current transition period before Singapore reaches a new phase of high levels of vaccine coverage.
First, some restrictions - such as those on social gatherings - will remain, although they will be progressively eased as vaccination rates go up.


Second, the country will adopt differentiated treatment for those who are vaccinated. For example, larger events may be allowed if everyone is vaccinated and those who are vaccinated may be able to travel more freely.
Lastly, Singapore will progressively open its borders to allow more travel.
"As a small and open economy, we need to reconnect to the world safely, including to be able to resume the flows of workers for sectors which sorely need them, such as construction and marine," Mr Wong said.
Some 350 businessmen - including SBF council members and senior representatives from member companies - tuned in to the session. Some spoke of the challenges they faced in areas such as digitalisation, while others raised concerns over manpower shortages.
In response, Mr Wong urged local businesses to transform quickly or risk losing out to overseas competitors. He also said it is important for companies to help their workers through skills training and job-matching schemes, in order to optimise Singaporean talent.
The discussion also outlined new growth opportunities for Singapore. These include positioning the country as an advanced manufacturing hub, as well as taking advantage of developments in the sustainability sector.
For instance, Singapore plans to attract global companies that are keen to develop urban sustainability solutions for Asia, Mr Wong said. Businesses will benefit in areas such as sustainable design, or leverage Singapore's role as a regional hub to support green financing infrastructure projects.
SBF chairman Lim Ming Yan said that companies and workers must recognise that the coronavirus is here to stay.
"They must put in place more resilient business models and long-term growth plans to remain viable and seize new opportunities," he said, adding: "In the immediate term, they will also need to adjust their day-to-day operations, staff deployment and stakeholder relationships."

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I thought there has never been any ban of CECA indian entering Sinkapore since COVID-19 pandemic, is there?

 

[batman1]

HAVE the PAP Govt built up the defence and put on high alert security against the coming onslaught of Indian Delta Variant ?

 

[laksaboy]

HAVE the PAP Govt built up the defence and put on high alert security against the coming onslaught of Indian Delta Variant ?

I think the Peru Lambda variant is now even deadlier than the Indian Delta variant.

Soo... got any incoming flights from South America?

 

[laksaboy]

Countries that open too quickly before high levels of vaccine coverage will see Covid-19 spikes: Lawrence Wong​

How high is high? Surely there's some yardstick for measurement. UK? Israel?

Ambiguity is second nature to career politicians.

 

[batman1]

I think the Peru Lambda variant is now even deadlier than the Indian Delta variant.

Soo... got any incoming flights from South America?

Once the border controls collapsed,all hell broke loose.

 

[bobby]

State secret information issit ???

 

[tanwahtiu]

The ST graphics suggests that the airport workers working in high risk zone are more likely to get the virus from handling baggage and trolleys, not from coming into direct contact with the travelers from South Asia.
The members of the public then got the virus from visiting the places where the infected airport workers have been to, not from visiting the places where the travelers from south Asia have been to.
Is that correct?

Virus in contact surfaces can only live 7hrs at most.

Here in we are talking about contact surfaces cross contaminated pass on to human hands...

Keyboards and mouse surfaces are vulnerable to cross contaminate becos the carrier hands touch the mouse and keyboard surface transfer the virus to the mouse and keyboard surfaces... then the virus can live on the surface for 7 hrs before it died by itself.

Other than how to solve this cross contamination problem is my trade secret.

If PAP want to solve this inundated problems confronting them then fund Sam $500,000 for this site.

Data is information is value to business today...

Previously this SBF member give the idea to house the workers in a cruise ship was pick up by John Tan here. John was made a Superstar well known in the PAP high echelon circle of shakers and movers.

This solved PAP problem at the instance...

However nothing heard from PAP movers and shakers to thanks SBF member with reward. Perhaps after the dust has settled the least PAP can do is to fund this SBF site to keep it going.... say $1M isn't much to go by with compare to millions of dollars to spend on construction of dwellings to house the workers in Redhill suburb...

Tioboh....