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

experts ? CB if really expert can come out with cure or not ,CB all act blur still letting in neh,CB
 
Possible Indian Variants 1617 arriving today (4 May)

00:10 Dubai EK9822 Emirates
05:00 Madurai IX684 Air India Express
06:05 Dhaka SQ447 Singapore Airlines
06:40 Bengaluru 6E9023 IndiGo
07:30 Dubai SQ495 Singapore Airlines
09:15 Doha QR8986 Qatar Airways
11:30 Kochi IX486 Air India Express
12:35 Abu Dhabi EY470 Etihad Airways
14:25 Dhaka BG84 Bangladesh Airlines
15:45 Doha QR946 Qatar Airways
18:30 Tiruchirappalli IX682 Air India Express
19:55 Doha QR8006 Qatar Airways
20:55 Dubai EK352 Emirates

Air Bubbles with all above countries were not announced except HK.

Today's 13 flights with average 150 = 1,950 possible variants carriers
 
Spot the Indians...clue: they not standing up.

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Quote: "An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day, with the vast majority returning Singapore citizens and permanent residents."

There are still non-Singapore citizens and PR Indians arriving. PAP government refuse to give exact figures, hiding behind "vast majority".

25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India every day, 180 fly back on repatriation flights​

An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day.


An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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Clement Yong

May 23, 2021


SINGAPORE - An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day, with the vast majority returning Singapore citizens and permanent residents.
There are an average of 180 passengers departing on flights back to India from Singapore every day. These passengers are Indian citizens on Vande Bharat flights, or repatriation flights, which are the only passenger flights the Indian government currently allows to operate between the two countries.
Both outbound and inbound flights are operated only by Indian carriers designated by the Indian government, with the approval of the Singapore Government. All such flights operate out of Changi Airport's Terminal 1.
All other passenger flights between the two countries have been banned by the Indian authorities since March last year.
The figures were released in a joint statement by the Transport Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Manpower on Sunday (May 23), following questions from the media, as concern in Singapore grows over the B1617 coronavirus variant, which was first detected in India.
Of particular interest to locals is the Changi Airport cluster, which has ballooned in the past week to more than 100 people.

Test results for the initial batch of Covid-19-positive airport workers indicated the B1617 variant. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has suggested that the virus could have spread to the community when airport workers had their meals at the Terminal 3 Basement 2 commercial area and foodcourt.
Changi Airport terminals and Jewel mall currently remain closed to the public.
The three ministries said that Singapore Airlines continues to operate flights to India, but that these are cargo flights that do not carry passengers.
All arriving passengers at Changi Airport from India are subject to two Covid-19 tests, an antigen rapid test and a polymerase chain reaction test.
They are escorted from disembarkation to their dedicated transport to stay-home notice facilities, where they will remain for three weeks.
Since this month, the airport has segregated passengers arriving from high-risk places from other passengers, using different arrival immigration halls, luggage belts and toilets.
Their Covid-19 tests are also done at separate health screening stations.
Workers handling flights from the highest-risk countries, such as India, continue to wear full personal protective equipment.
Last week, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called for all flights between India and Singapore to be cancelled, falsely claiming a new strain of the virus in Singapore.
The Indian authorities have since clarified that only repatriation flights are in operation.
 
Quote: "An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day, with the vast majority returning Singapore citizens and permanent residents."

There are still non-Singapore citizens and PR Indians arriving. PAP government refuse to give exact figures, hiding behind "vast majority".

25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India every day, 180 fly back on repatriation flights​

An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day.


An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
clementyong.png

Clement Yong

May 23, 2021


SINGAPORE - An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day, with the vast majority returning Singapore citizens and permanent residents.
There are an average of 180 passengers departing on flights back to India from Singapore every day. These passengers are Indian citizens on Vande Bharat flights, or repatriation flights, which are the only passenger flights the Indian government currently allows to operate between the two countries.
Both outbound and inbound flights are operated only by Indian carriers designated by the Indian government, with the approval of the Singapore Government. All such flights operate out of Changi Airport's Terminal 1.
All other passenger flights between the two countries have been banned by the Indian authorities since March last year.
The figures were released in a joint statement by the Transport Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Manpower on Sunday (May 23), following questions from the media, as concern in Singapore grows over the B1617 coronavirus variant, which was first detected in India.
Of particular interest to locals is the Changi Airport cluster, which has ballooned in the past week to more than 100 people.

Test results for the initial batch of Covid-19-positive airport workers indicated the B1617 variant. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has suggested that the virus could have spread to the community when airport workers had their meals at the Terminal 3 Basement 2 commercial area and foodcourt.
Changi Airport terminals and Jewel mall currently remain closed to the public.
The three ministries said that Singapore Airlines continues to operate flights to India, but that these are cargo flights that do not carry passengers.
All arriving passengers at Changi Airport from India are subject to two Covid-19 tests, an antigen rapid test and a polymerase chain reaction test.
They are escorted from disembarkation to their dedicated transport to stay-home notice facilities, where they will remain for three weeks.
Since this month, the airport has segregated passengers arriving from high-risk places from other passengers, using different arrival immigration halls, luggage belts and toilets.
Their Covid-19 tests are also done at separate health screening stations.
Workers handling flights from the highest-risk countries, such as India, continue to wear full personal protective equipment.
Last week, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called for all flights between India and Singapore to be cancelled, falsely claiming a new strain of the virus in Singapore.
The Indian authorities have since clarified that only repatriation flights are in operation.
Wtf
 
Quote: "An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day, with the vast majority returning Singapore citizens and permanent residents."

There are still non-Singapore citizens and PR Indians arriving. PAP government refuse to give exact figures, hiding behind "vast majority".

25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India every day, 180 fly back on repatriation flights​

An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day.


An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
clementyong.png

Clement Yong

May 23, 2021


SINGAPORE - An average of 25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India on flights every day, with the vast majority returning Singapore citizens and permanent residents.
There are an average of 180 passengers departing on flights back to India from Singapore every day. These passengers are Indian citizens on Vande Bharat flights, or repatriation flights, which are the only passenger flights the Indian government currently allows to operate between the two countries.
Both outbound and inbound flights are operated only by Indian carriers designated by the Indian government, with the approval of the Singapore Government. All such flights operate out of Changi Airport's Terminal 1.
All other passenger flights between the two countries have been banned by the Indian authorities since March last year.
The figures were released in a joint statement by the Transport Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Manpower on Sunday (May 23), following questions from the media, as concern in Singapore grows over the B1617 coronavirus variant, which was first detected in India.
Of particular interest to locals is the Changi Airport cluster, which has ballooned in the past week to more than 100 people.

Test results for the initial batch of Covid-19-positive airport workers indicated the B1617 variant. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has suggested that the virus could have spread to the community when airport workers had their meals at the Terminal 3 Basement 2 commercial area and foodcourt.
Changi Airport terminals and Jewel mall currently remain closed to the public.
The three ministries said that Singapore Airlines continues to operate flights to India, but that these are cargo flights that do not carry passengers.
All arriving passengers at Changi Airport from India are subject to two Covid-19 tests, an antigen rapid test and a polymerase chain reaction test.
They are escorted from disembarkation to their dedicated transport to stay-home notice facilities, where they will remain for three weeks.
Since this month, the airport has segregated passengers arriving from high-risk places from other passengers, using different arrival immigration halls, luggage belts and toilets.
Their Covid-19 tests are also done at separate health screening stations.
Workers handling flights from the highest-risk countries, such as India, continue to wear full personal protective equipment.
Last week, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called for all flights between India and Singapore to be cancelled, falsely claiming a new strain of the virus in Singapore.
The Indian authorities have since clarified that only repatriation flights are in operation.
This is known as 死不悔改 KNN @ginfreely also learn this from pap KNN
 

'Not quite' true that Covid-19 situation in S'pore is very bad & more FAQs answered by Ong Ye Kung​

Round three.
Syahindah Ishak |
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May 23, 2021, 07:37 PM

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Singapore's health minister Ong Ye Kung has answered another four frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Covid-19 pandemic in Singapore via his Facebook page on May 23, 2021.




Answering FAQs about Covid-19 in Singapore​



"I heard situation is getting very bad. Is that true?"​



One of the questions asked is if the Covid-19 situation in Singapore is "very bad".
Ong replied that the claim is "not quite" true.
He explained that Singapore has been hovering around the same number since May 16.
Ong also provided a graph to show the three-day moving average number of total community cases and unlinked community cases.

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Image from Ong Ye Kung/FB.

"We are monitoring the situation closely; to see if we are trending up, down or flat," said Ong.

"But we are doing so much special ops, going to HDB blocks to test people. That must be bad?"​


Ong also tackled a follow-up question regarding the testing of residents in specific HDB blocks.
The question asked if the testing of HDB residents reflects the "bad" situation Singapore is in.
Ong clarified that testing is an effective way to prevent further spread of the virus.
He added that Singaporeans "should feel safer" when hearing about testing operations, such as the ones at HDB blocks.

"They help us detect and isolate people early, including persons who are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic and would otherwise be missed. We will be doing even more testing and surveillance moving forward."





"I heard many vaccinated people are infected and no point getting vaccinated. Is that true?"​


Another question Ong addressed is related to vaccines.
As there were cases of vaccinated people getting infected with Covid-19, some people have questioned the point of getting vaccinated.
Ong said that currently, there are 78 vaccinated individuals in Singapore who have been infected with Covid-19, many of whom are frontline workers.
This number is smaller compared to about 300 unvaccinated Covid-19 infections in Singapore.
Ong also explained that international studies continue to show that vaccinations are "very effective in preventing infections, and severe illnesses."

"I heard the new B.1.617 variant is airborne and very contagious. Is that true?"​


There have also been concerns about the B.1.617 variant, and whether it is "airborne and very contagious".
Ong clarified that the variant spreads the same way as Covid-19.
Covid-19 spreads when a person coughs, sneezes, talks or sings, through droplets and aerosols in the air.
The health minister also explained that the risk of transmission is "multi-factorial".
Some of these factors include limited airflow and poor ventilation, and large majority of the cases occur when close interactions take place in enclosed places, without masks.
Hence, said Ong, restaurants are closed and big gatherings are no longer allowed in Singapore.
Ong also said that a big proportion of infections now come from homes.
"To protect your family members, see a doctor immediately if unwell," he added.



You can read Ong's Facebook post here:

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Only repatriation flights by Indian carriers operate between India and Singapore; 'about 25' passengers arrive each day
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SINGAPORE: Singapore receives about 25 arrivals from India each day, with the vast majority of passengers Singapore citizens and permanent residents, three ministries said in a joint statement on Sunday (May 23).

"Currently the only passenger flights between Singapore and India are Vande Bharat flights chartered by the Indian government to bring back their citizens," the Ministry of Transport (MOT), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

"The Indian government also allows those who need to return to Singapore to take the outbound flight because these are the only available passenger flights into Singapore."

All such flights currently operate out of Terminal 1.

Vande Bharat is a programme by the Indian government to repatriate Indian nationals from around the world.

"These flights are operated only by Indian carriers designated by the Indian government, with the approval of the Singapore Government," said the ministries.

Air India and Air India Express are among the airlines that operate these repatriation flights.

"There is an average of about 180 departing passengers on these flights back to India and about 25 arrivals to Singapore each day.

"The vast majority of passenger arrivals to Singapore are returning Singapore citizens and permanent residents," said MOT, MFA and MOM.

India banned all international passenger flights to and from Singapore in March 2020. Singapore Airlines can only operate cargo flights to India.

All arriving passengers at Changi Airport must take two COVID-19 tests on arrival - an antigen rapid test and a polymerase chain reaction test.

"They are escorted from disembarkation through to their dedicated transport to go to the stay-home notice facilities for 21 days," said the ministries.

Since Apr 24, all long-term pass holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history, including transit, to India within the past 14 days have not been allowed entry into or transit through Singapore.
 
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