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Serious WHY NO BAN ON FLIGHTS FROM INDIA????

ikanbilis

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Feels like it with flights still operating betwen India cities and Changi Airport.

Who gave this government the mandate to turn this small tiny island to be a refugee centre for Indians escaping the pandemic?

If you are a PAP voter, you and your family members contract the highly contagious Indian variant, and should you and your family !embers die or suffer from long covid, I have zero sympathy for you.

Nothing racist against Indians.

Singapore and Singaporeans should never be a refugee centre for these Indian refugees whose government doesn't even care about them.
 

laksaboy

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Refugee centre? More like quarantine island. :cool:

Singapore and Singaporeans should never be a refugee centre for these Indian refugees whose government doesn't even care about them.

Sama-sama. The PAP govt also doesn't care about you and me. But its 160th media sure talks a good game. :wink:
 

Hypocrite-The

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Even fuckeins Islands is stopping Shitcas from entering...wat more singkieland?

Taiwan bars arrivals from India amid COVID-19 crisis
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks at a market in Taipei, Taiwan, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
03 May 2021 03:35PM
(Updated: 03 May 2021 07:52PM)
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TAIPEI: Taiwan became the latest place to ban arrivals from coronavirus-stricken India on Monday (May 3), as it moves to prevent new infections, with more nations reporting cases of a variant first identified in the subcontinent.
The variant, B1617, has reached at least 17 countries, from Britain and Iran to Switzerland, sparking global concern and spurring several to close their borders to people travelling from India.
Scientists are studying whether the variant, resulting from two key mutations to the outer "spike" portion of the virus that attaches to human cells, is driving an unexpected explosion in cases in India.
The south Asian nation's tally of infections was just shy of 20 million on Monday, after it reported more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases for a 12th straight day.
READ: India's COVID-19 cases near 20 million, peak seen nearing

Last month, Indonesia, which has been battling one of Asia's worst COVID-19 outbreaks, stopped issuing visas for foreigners who had been in India in the previous 14 days.
"We need to contain these cases, while there are still only a few of them," said Indonesian health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, after the first two cases of the variant reported in the southeast Asian nation on Monday.
Neighbouring Malaysia said on Sunday it had detected its first case of the Indian variant, days after imposing a ban on flights from the country.
On Monday, Taiwan said that except for its citizens, all those who had been in India in the 14 days prior would be barred from entering its territory, while returning Taiwanese face 14 days in centralised quarantine facilities.
The move comes after Australia took a more drastic measure last week, banning the entry of residents and citizens who have been in India in the previous two weeks, threatening fines and jail for any who disobey.
It was the first time Australia has branded citizens' return home a criminal offence.
Australia defended the ban, which took effect on Monday, saying it had a "strong, clear and absolute" belief that the move was legal.
"It's a high-risk situation in India," Health Minister Greg Hunt told a televised news briefing.
"The strong, clear view is that there has been no doubt in any of the Commonwealth advice about this."
READ: India COVID-19 variant: What we know so far

Philippine officials warned that they could not rule out the possibility of an India-like COVID-19 crisis, saying last week's decision to ban entry of arrivals from India aimed to keep it from becoming a reality.
"It is possible for it to happen here if we don’t intensify responses," Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said.
"When we look at what is happening in India, it is happening across the globe ... What’s different is the intensity of it."
The World Health Organisation designates the variant as being "of interest", suggesting it may have mutations that would make the virus more transmissible, cause more severe disease or evade vaccine immunity.
Other strains with known risks, such as those first detected in the Brazil, Britain and South Africa, have been categorised as "variants of concern", a higher threat level.
 

laksaboy

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You mean like chinese escaping the communist scourge, famine and poverty early 20th century?

Early 20th century, China wasn't yet bothered by the commies. Just a bunch of rambunctious warlords. And poverty.

Most of the Sinkie Chinese ancestors came much earlier to escape their Manchu overlords. If you see the old Chinese buildings here, they sometimes have a plaque stating the year and Manchu emperor era when the building was constructed. :wink:
 

tanwahtiu

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Super fuckien kia u.... poon pe pe lah u...

Even fuckeins Islands is stopping Shitcas from entering...wat more singkieland?

Taiwan bars arrivals from India amid COVID-19 crisis
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks at a market in Taipei, Taiwan, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
03 May 2021 03:35PM
(Updated: 03 May 2021 07:52PM)
Bookmark
TAIPEI: Taiwan became the latest place to ban arrivals from coronavirus-stricken India on Monday (May 3), as it moves to prevent new infections, with more nations reporting cases of a variant first identified in the subcontinent.
The variant, B1617, has reached at least 17 countries, from Britain and Iran to Switzerland, sparking global concern and spurring several to close their borders to people travelling from India.
Scientists are studying whether the variant, resulting from two key mutations to the outer "spike" portion of the virus that attaches to human cells, is driving an unexpected explosion in cases in India.
The south Asian nation's tally of infections was just shy of 20 million on Monday, after it reported more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases for a 12th straight day.
READ: India's COVID-19 cases near 20 million, peak seen nearing

Last month, Indonesia, which has been battling one of Asia's worst COVID-19 outbreaks, stopped issuing visas for foreigners who had been in India in the previous 14 days.
"We need to contain these cases, while there are still only a few of them," said Indonesian health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, after the first two cases of the variant reported in the southeast Asian nation on Monday.
Neighbouring Malaysia said on Sunday it had detected its first case of the Indian variant, days after imposing a ban on flights from the country.
On Monday, Taiwan said that except for its citizens, all those who had been in India in the 14 days prior would be barred from entering its territory, while returning Taiwanese face 14 days in centralised quarantine facilities.
The move comes after Australia took a more drastic measure last week, banning the entry of residents and citizens who have been in India in the previous two weeks, threatening fines and jail for any who disobey.
It was the first time Australia has branded citizens' return home a criminal offence.
Australia defended the ban, which took effect on Monday, saying it had a "strong, clear and absolute" belief that the move was legal.
"It's a high-risk situation in India," Health Minister Greg Hunt told a televised news briefing.
"The strong, clear view is that there has been no doubt in any of the Commonwealth advice about this."
READ: India COVID-19 variant: What we know so far

Philippine officials warned that they could not rule out the possibility of an India-like COVID-19 crisis, saying last week's decision to ban entry of arrivals from India aimed to keep it from becoming a reality.
"It is possible for it to happen here if we don’t intensify responses," Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said.
"When we look at what is happening in India, it is happening across the globe ... What’s different is the intensity of it."
The World Health Organisation designates the variant as being "of interest", suggesting it may have mutations that would make the virus more transmissible, cause more severe disease or evade vaccine immunity.
Other strains with known risks, such as those first detected in the Brazil, Britain and South Africa, have been categorised as "variants of concern", a higher threat level.
 

Johnrambo

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https://tinyurI.com/1mffs9je

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Hypocrite-The

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Even Nepal has stop the ah nehs ...will the ah nehs comprain racists?

Nepal stops all international and domestic flights in response to spike in new daily infections - The Online Citizen Asia
Nepal stops all international and domestic flights in response to spike in new daily infections

As public anger over the growing wave of COVID-19 infections in Nepal starts to bubble over, with many blaming travellers from virus-stricken countries like India and the government’s incompetent handling of the pandemic, the country has decided to stop all domestic and international flights.
Health experts say another major contributing factor to Nepal’s second wave of infections is the massive political rallies organised by the ruling Communist Party of Nepal and other opposition parties in an attempt to shore up support and show strength during the crisis.
As of 12 am on Monday (3 May), all domestic flights have been halted, while international flights are due to be stopped as of midnight on Wednesday, said the government on Sunday.
Even as the number of cases continues to rise alarmingly in India over the past few weeks, travellers into Nepal via land and air—from returning Nepali migrant workers to travellers from India who transit via Nepal—are swarming into the country and causing a sharp rise in infections there.
This is a concern for many other nations as well as travellers, who have sought to transit via Nepal in an effort to circumvent the travel bans other countries have placed on incoming travellers from India.
Nepal has already banned third-country travel via its airports and has imposed a two-week lockdown in several cities. It has also closed schools, colleges, factories, night clubs, and theatres on top of banning public gatherings.
Unfortunately, the number of infections continues to rise, especially in densely populated areas like its capital city of Kathmandu and metropolitan areas bordering India.
According to data available from Our World in Data by the University of Oxford, the number of cases in Nepal has skyrocketed since mid-April.
It went from less than 100 new daily cases on average per week to more than 4,500 as of Saturday (1 May). On Sunday, the country reported 7,211 new cases.
That brings the total number of cases up to over 336,000 and 3,325 deaths in Nepal.
The first time Nepal halted international flights in response to the pandemic was in April last year when international flights were grounded for over five months.
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Indian double-mutant COVID strain found in neighbouring Nepal as cases explode
Posted Yesterday at 1:45pm
Three people in full PPE salute behind two stretchers carrying bodies wrapped in fabric.
Nepal's health minister says infections have surged past the health system's capacity. ( AP: Niranjan Shrestha )
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Coronavirus cases in Nepal have exploded as the virulent Indian strain of the virus crosses the two neighbouring countries' open border.
Key points:
  • Nepal reported a record 7,137 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday
  • Nearly 40 per cent of people tested returned a positive result
  • Nepal has an 1,800-kilometre open border with India
The seven-day average of new daily cases in Nepal rose to 4,544 on May 1 — up from just 136 at the start of April.
The surge in infections last week prompted the government to impose new lockdowns in major cities and towns, restricting the movement of people and vehicles and shuttering markets, offices and schools.
Tens of thousands of people rushed out of Kathmandu to avoid the 15-day shutdown that began on Thursday.
On Sunday, the Himalayan nation recorded 7,137 new cases, a record high.
Nearly 40 per cent of people tested returned a positive result, data from the ministry showed.
The government has enforced lockdowns or partial lockdowns in almost half of Nepal's 77 districts.
A Nepalese health worker in protective gear drags oxygen cylinder inside a COVID-19 ward.
Nepalese hospitals have been inundated with COVID-19 patients.( AP: Niranjan Shrestha )
Hospital beds were already scarce and medical resources stretched as the country entered the new wave trying to recover from an economic hit from a nearly four-month lockdown last year.
India reported 3,689 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday — the highest single-day rise yet in the pandemic, to take the overall toll to more than 215,000.
Just under 400,000 infections were added, bringing the total number of cases past 19.5 million.
The latest figures in India came as medical equipment — including oxygen-generation plants — was flown into the capital New Delhi from France and Germany as part of a huge international effort.
Nepal's latest concern has been the 1,800-kilometre open border the Himalayan nation shares with India.
Tens of thousands of Nepalese migrant workers have been returning to Nepal across this border as India's health system breaks down.
The government has ordered tests and quarantines for those arriving, but in practice many people slip through undetected and travel to their villages.
A man in a surgical mask and robes swings a smoking censer in front of a temple.
Both the Indian double-mutant strain and the UK coronavirus variants have been found in Nepal. ( AP: Niranjan Shrestha )
"We have detected the UK variant and the double mutant variant detected in India," Krishna Prasad Paudel, the director of Nepal's Epidemiology and Disease Control Department Paudel told Reuters last week, adding that experts were checking for other variants too.
Nepal's former king, Gyanendra, and his wife, who tested positive for the virus after returning from India where they attended a religious festival, were undergoing treatment at a private facility in Kathmandu.
"The situation is really frightening," said Prakash Thapa, a doctor at Bheri hospital in Nepalgunj, a city in the south-west plains bordering India.
He said the hospital was inundated with coronavirus patients requiring intensive care and ventilators.
Nepal's ruling Communist Party has been embroiled in a power struggle for months, and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been criticised for his response to the crisis.
Nepal began a vaccination campaign in January with 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine donated by India, but this was suspended because of India's refusal to allow exports as its domestic situation worsened.
Nepal has also paid for an additional 1 million doses from India, but has been waiting for the delivery since March.
This shipment is needed for elderly people scheduled for a second dose in May.
The campaign was resumed with 800,000 vaccine doses donated by China, and now Nepal is negotiating with Russian authorities for supplies of Russian vaccines.
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