PAP made a major discovery. Virus will only infect bus drivers but will stay away from passengers.

[A Singaporean]

Transport Minister says no evidence shows COVID-19 clusters at bus interchanges resulted in spreading of virus to commuters​

by The Online Citizen
03/09/2021
Reading Time: 3 mins read


Toa Payoh Bus Interchange (Google Maps)


Currently there isn’t any evidence that shows that COVID-19 clusters in bus interchanges have resulted in the spreading of the deadly coronavirus to commuters, said Transport Minister S. Iswaran on Friday (3 September).
“The experts have said that there is no evidence of any spread to commuters but we will make sure we observe all the safeguards that have been put in place,” said Mr Iswaran while speaking to the media on the sidelines of Land Transport Industry Day at the Land Transport Authority (LTA) office in Bedok.
He added, “If there is a need to do more, the LTA will work with public transport operators to do so.”
He went on to note that the priority right now is to ensure that both transport workers and commuters are safe, adding that the public transport system continues to function.



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As of Wednesday, Singapore have reported 314 cases – including 284 bus drivers and service staff at bus interchanges. The remaining are their household contacts and members of the public.
The figure increased to 341 cases on Thursday.
When asked on how the drivers could have been infected in the first place, Mr Iswaran said that the matter is still being studied by medical experts.
“It’s plausible that they may have contracted (the virus) from the community, but at the same time, it is also the case that there could have been some spread at the workplace because of the fact that they come together for certain types of activities,” he said.
He added that currently there isn’t any major impact on bus services.

“This is something… we are tracing very closely, because we need to make sure that the bus captains are well enough to do their job and do it safely.”
On Thursday (2 September), the LTA announced a number of new measures to reduce the risk of transmission at bus interchanges.
The resting and dining areas for staff in all public bus interchanges have been segregated where only one staff member are permitted to sit at each table to dine.

In order to detect infection cases at a much faster pace, bus drivers and staff handling service counters in bus interchanges will also have to undergo routine testing at least once a week from Thursday.
Prior to this, transport operators only carried out antigen rapid tests (ART) mostly on an ad hoc basis at bus interchanges on a certain percentage of staff.
However, after a positive case was detected, all staff at a particular interchange were asked to undertake ARTs. Those who tested positive or whose results were inconclusive were then asked to take polymerase chain reaction swabs.

Public transport “very safe” if commuters wear mask and refrain from talking – Ong Ye Kung​

In May this year, then-Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said that although there might be “transient” crowding at certain train stations, public transport is still “very safe” if commuters wear a mask and refrain from talking.
“Be assured that the air ventilation within the train is actually very good. Excluding the opening and closing of train doors, every six minutes, all the air is being replenished,” he said.
He added, “So with good ventilation… (if commuters) refrain from talking, keep your mask on, and LTA and the public transport operators running the train frequencies normally like pre-COVID, I think we can keep public transport very safe.”

 

[mahjongking]

i dont know what to say....its becoming a farce

 

[tanwahtiu]

Transport Minister says no evidence shows COVID-19 clusters at bus interchanges resulted in spreading of virus to commuters​

by The Online Citizen
03/09/2021
Reading Time: 3 mins read


Toa Payoh Bus Interchange (Google Maps)


Currently there isn’t any evidence that shows that COVID-19 clusters in bus interchanges have resulted in the spreading of the deadly coronavirus to commuters, said Transport Minister S. Iswaran on Friday (3 September).
“The experts have said that there is no evidence of any spread to commuters but we will make sure we observe all the safeguards that have been put in place,” said Mr Iswaran while speaking to the media on the sidelines of Land Transport Industry Day at the Land Transport Authority (LTA) office in Bedok.
He added, “If there is a need to do more, the LTA will work with public transport operators to do so.”
He went on to note that the priority right now is to ensure that both transport workers and commuters are safe, adding that the public transport system continues to function.



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As of Wednesday, Singapore have reported 314 cases – including 284 bus drivers and service staff at bus interchanges. The remaining are their household contacts and members of the public.
The figure increased to 341 cases on Thursday.
When asked on how the drivers could have been infected in the first place, Mr Iswaran said that the matter is still being studied by medical experts.
“It’s plausible that they may have contracted (the virus) from the community, but at the same time, it is also the case that there could have been some spread at the workplace because of the fact that they come together for certain types of activities,” he said.
He added that currently there isn’t any major impact on bus services.

“This is something… we are tracing very closely, because we need to make sure that the bus captains are well enough to do their job and do it safely.”
On Thursday (2 September), the LTA announced a number of new measures to reduce the risk of transmission at bus interchanges.
The resting and dining areas for staff in all public bus interchanges have been segregated where only one staff member are permitted to sit at each table to dine.

In order to detect infection cases at a much faster pace, bus drivers and staff handling service counters in bus interchanges will also have to undergo routine testing at least once a week from Thursday.
Prior to this, transport operators only carried out antigen rapid tests (ART) mostly on an ad hoc basis at bus interchanges on a certain percentage of staff.
However, after a positive case was detected, all staff at a particular interchange were asked to undertake ARTs. Those who tested positive or whose results were inconclusive were then asked to take polymerase chain reaction swabs.

Public transport “very safe” if commuters wear mask and refrain from talking – Ong Ye Kung​

In May this year, then-Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said that although there might be “transient” crowding at certain train stations, public transport is still “very safe” if commuters wear a mask and refrain from talking.
“Be assured that the air ventilation within the train is actually very good. Excluding the opening and closing of train doors, every six minutes, all the air is being replenished,” he said.
He added, “So with good ventilation… (if commuters) refrain from talking, keep your mask on, and LTA and the public transport operators running the train frequencies normally like pre-COVID, I think we can keep public transport very safe.”

What a Foreign Talent....

 

[mojito]

"Experts say" says the snek with forked tongue.

 

[Leongsam]

Does it matter anymore because we all know that the virus is now harmless.

 

[borom]

Strangely the safest place from covid 19 is the MRT as I cannot remember a single case being reported in MRT trains or stations- and it also happen to be the most crowded places and some more with aircond with people packed like sardines.
We must teach the world how we manage to achieve this fantastic results.
So there you are -to avoid covid-spend all your time in MRT trains and stations,
Long live the great PAP
Hail CECA and all FTA's
Foreign talent create jobs for us.
Cotton comes from ........

 

[sweetiepie]

As my uncle always said this sort of things onllee can be settled onsite with a large crowd to beat them into a puppy online no use cannot be done

 

[syed putra]

If you are fit and healthy, It's better to take a bus to get infected snd finish it off by getting natural immunity.

 

[millim6868]

Yes, Sg should teach the world how to manage transport system , as no covid cases limk to transport, we pack like sardines in mrt ,circle line LRT , crowded bus , no covid cases spread inside ,well done, think safest places are Sg transport system.Think must ask MPs to switch to public transport for the safety of their health n our pillars

 

[parrardee]

Yes, Sg should teach the world how to manage transport system , as no covid cases limk to transport, we pack like sardines in mrt ,circle line LRT , crowded bus , no covid cases spread inside ,well done, think safest places are Sg transport system.Think must ask MPs to switch to public transport for the safety of their health n our pillars

The spreaders are people like you, full of bacteria, germs and shit.

 

[laksaboy]

"Experts say" says the snek with forked tongue.

https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Appeal-to-Authority

 

[glockman]

I am already so fucking sick and tired of this farce. I'm just going through the motion and hope to see something positive down the road. In the mean time, pap says get vaccinated, ok I got vaccinated. Wear a mask, ok I wear. Although deep inside, I know they fucking don't know what they're saying and doing.

 

[Loofydralb]

F&B operators should now apply to open restaurants on buses and on trains. All social activities conduct on mass public transport.

Funerals on trains. Weddings on buses.

 

[laksaboy]

So... the bus drivers' canteen lah.

 

[laksaboy]

I am already so fucking sick and tired of this farce. I'm just going through the motion and hope to see something positive down the road. In the mean time, pap says get vaccinated, ok I got vaccinated. Wear a mask, ok I wear. Although deep inside, I know they fucking don't know what they're saying and doing.

They actually do... they're following the script from the WHO, CDC etc.

 

[searcher1]

They actually do... they're following the script from the WHO, CDC etc.

That is the sad thing about the 61% ... they voted for a Govt who have to wait for updates from WHO, CDC.
We thought by paying them super high salary, they are the best brain & we have invested so much on Bio-Medicine at Buona Vista
Our Country should have created the antidote for Covid by now, the whole World should be paying us patent fee for manufacturing

 

[borom]

..........we have invested so much on Bio-Medicine at Buona Vista
Our Country should have created the antidote for Covid by now, the whole World should be paying us patent fee for manufacturing

• 
  
  On Aug 21, 2021 , the ST reported that
  " Three different Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccines .......are being developed with Singapore's involvement....
  .......Developed by United States-firm Arcturus Therapeutics, the three vaccine candidates can be given at a much lower dose than the mRNA vaccines now available - such as those by Pfizer and Moderna - because of the "self-amplifying" mRNA technology they use.......
  Each dose of the Arcturus vaccine contains five micrograms of vaccine, compared to 30 mcg in the Pfizer vaccine and 100 mcg in the Moderna vaccine.
  The first vaccine, known as ARCT-021, targets the wildtype, or original Sars-CoV-2 virus, and was developed together with the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. Local phase two trials, administered by SingHealth's Investigational Medicine Unit, are still ongoing."
• As usual we are late in the race and by the time they are ready who knows how many billions have already being injected 3 times with Moderna, Pfizer, Sinovac/Pharm, Astrazeneca., Novovax, J& J Janssen , Gamaleya (Russian)ect2. Who would want an untested vaccine?

 

[congo9]

This is a discovery by PAP transport minister only, then he informed us mortal.

 

[eatshitndie]

• 
  
  On Aug 21, 2021 , the ST reported that
  " Three different Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccines .......are being developed with Singapore's involvement....
  .......Developed by United States-firm Arcturus Therapeutics, the three vaccine candidates can be given at a much lower dose than the mRNA vaccines now available - such as those by Pfizer and Moderna - because of the "self-amplifying" mRNA technology they use.......
  Each dose of the Arcturus vaccine contains five micrograms of vaccine, compared to 30 mcg in the Pfizer vaccine and 100 mcg in the Moderna vaccine.
  The first vaccine, known as ARCT-021, targets the wildtype, or original Sars-CoV-2 virus, and was developed together with the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. Local phase two trials, administered by SingHealth's Investigational Medicine Unit, are still ongoing."
• As usual we are late in the race and by the time they are ready who knows how many billions have already being injected 3 times with Moderna, Pfizer, Sinovac/Pharm, Astrazeneca., Novovax, J& J Janssen , Gamaleya (Russian)ect2. Who would want an untested vaccine?

this one no updates liao. after finding less than 200 trial subjects in sg and getting some data, the whole enterprise fizzles out like sinkie unkers sneaking out of a geylang brothel. the real challenge is in getting tens of thousands of trial subjects across various demographics, ethnicities, age groups, health conditions, geographic locations, socio-economic levels, etc., for any vaccine candidate to be used and accepted globally. the sg market is too small for any pharma to make a cuntry-focused one trick pony.

 

[Confuseous]

This is a discovery by PAP transport minister only, then he informed us mortal.

He must have come from a good school. Today, it is reported that they are having a meeting to discuss whether
bus workers frontline should be given booster shots. So much for his confidence.