he must be your senior by over 6.9 years as he has issued mc’s to fellow docs at sgh. i’m sure if you guys meet you’ll know each other. small world in sg. my god, you’re lucky to get flu. the flu virus saved you. otherwise you might come down with sars if you stayed at sgh. it wasn’t even safe at ttsh as you might flush a toilet and shitload of sars virus jump on you. for that must drink a shot of vodka to celebrate.
Yes I think that initial period was probably very dangerous. When I went off for my TTSH admission and subsequent quarantine we had no N95 masks or any personal protective gear issued to us. And yet there were SARS cases that we did not know in our midst.
By the time I went back to work 2.5 weeks later everything was all set up. everyone had to be fitted with the correct mask size. They gave us white T shirts and blue pants. Gowns. Head cover. Shoe cover. Goggles. gloves.
So in a way it was a blessing that I was flagged and sent home. God was looking out for me. And of course it led to me eventually moving to Canada!