Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
Wonder what the next fiasco will be
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Serious Travel advisory: To Zika or not to Zika in Singapore
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Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
Why Minister of HELL-th didn't make any statements? Zika virus not a health issue?
Why Minister of HELL-th didn't make any statements? Zika virus not a health issue?
Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
i dont understand why there are so many cases of zika in singapore?are they mainly brought over by immigrants from overseas or is the virus brought and transmitted and distributed locally by local vessels?
i dont understand why there are so many cases of zika in singapore?are they mainly brought over by immigrants from overseas or is the virus brought and transmitted and distributed locally by local vessels?
Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
nice one,singapore should be renamed to zikapore.
nice one,singapore should be renamed to zikapore.
Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
Hopefully not brought back from Rio by our Tony and DisGraceful ..
Hopefully not brought back from Rio by our Tony and DisGraceful ..
Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
PAP's new standard line - we don't want to alarm sinkees..
PAP's new standard line - we don't want to alarm sinkees..
Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
Singaporeans are dirty and our filthy habits led to zika mosquitos breeding faster than sinkies can reproduce themselves. Nothing to do with poor foreigners who caught the disease from local born diseased mosquitos.
Singaporeans are dirty and our filthy habits led to zika mosquitos breeding faster than sinkies can reproduce themselves. Nothing to do with poor foreigners who caught the disease from local born diseased mosquitos.
Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
USA has issued travel warnings to Singapore due to Zika virus.
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/u...that-have-issued-travel-warnings-to-Singapore
US joins growing list of countries that have issued travel warnings to Singapore due to Zika virus
Published 31 Aug 2016
The United States has joined South Korea, Australia and Taiwan in warning pregnant women or those trying to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore, as the confirmed cases of Zika virus in the Republic rose to 82.
On Tuesday (Aug 30), the US warned pregnant women not to travel to Singapore, joining the growing list of countries issuing such advisories.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also said it had added Singapore to its interim travel guidance list, following reports of Zika infections in the country.
The CDC recommended that travellers to Singapore protect themselves from mosquito bites and warned that sexual transmission of Zika virus is also possible, according to a statement on its website.
Australia, Taiwan and South Korea advised pregnant women and those attempting to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore.
South Korean travellers will receive text messages with the warning when they arrive in Singapore.
In a statement on its Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website, the Australian government warned travellers to protect themselves from mosquito bites while in Singapore.
"Adopt additional measures advised by the Department of Health, including deferring non-essential travel if pregnant, avoiding pregnancy for two months following your return and other advice for both males and females," it added.
Taiwan's Centres for Disease Control on Monday raised the travel notice level for Singapore to Level 2, citing the potential risk of Zika transmission here. It urged pregnant women to postpone their trips to Singapore, and for travellers to avoid mosquito bites.
On its website, the British government's foreign travel advice for travelling to Singapore was to advise women who are pregnant or planning to conceive to discuss their travel plans with their doctors.
Malaysia and Indonesia, Singapore's closest neighbours, have stepped up protective measures following the outbreak, introducing thermal scanners at airports and border checkpoints.
Travellers who take the bus into Johor from Singapore will have to undergo thermal screening for Zika, while those crossing the border via vehicles like cars, taxis and motorcycles will be given a pamphlet on the symptoms of the virus. Between 150,000 and 200,000 people commute between Singapore and Johor daily.
Similar screenings are also being implemented at airport terminals hosting direct flights from Singapore, such as those in Penang and Langkawi.
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has caused explosive outbreaks in the Americas and the Caribbean since late last year, poses a particular risk to pregnant women because it can cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.
USA has issued travel warnings to Singapore due to Zika virus.
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/u...that-have-issued-travel-warnings-to-Singapore
US joins growing list of countries that have issued travel warnings to Singapore due to Zika virus
Published 31 Aug 2016
The United States has joined South Korea, Australia and Taiwan in warning pregnant women or those trying to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore, as the confirmed cases of Zika virus in the Republic rose to 82.
On Tuesday (Aug 30), the US warned pregnant women not to travel to Singapore, joining the growing list of countries issuing such advisories.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also said it had added Singapore to its interim travel guidance list, following reports of Zika infections in the country.
The CDC recommended that travellers to Singapore protect themselves from mosquito bites and warned that sexual transmission of Zika virus is also possible, according to a statement on its website.
Australia, Taiwan and South Korea advised pregnant women and those attempting to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore.
South Korean travellers will receive text messages with the warning when they arrive in Singapore.
In a statement on its Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website, the Australian government warned travellers to protect themselves from mosquito bites while in Singapore.
"Adopt additional measures advised by the Department of Health, including deferring non-essential travel if pregnant, avoiding pregnancy for two months following your return and other advice for both males and females," it added.
Taiwan's Centres for Disease Control on Monday raised the travel notice level for Singapore to Level 2, citing the potential risk of Zika transmission here. It urged pregnant women to postpone their trips to Singapore, and for travellers to avoid mosquito bites.
On its website, the British government's foreign travel advice for travelling to Singapore was to advise women who are pregnant or planning to conceive to discuss their travel plans with their doctors.
Malaysia and Indonesia, Singapore's closest neighbours, have stepped up protective measures following the outbreak, introducing thermal scanners at airports and border checkpoints.
Travellers who take the bus into Johor from Singapore will have to undergo thermal screening for Zika, while those crossing the border via vehicles like cars, taxis and motorcycles will be given a pamphlet on the symptoms of the virus. Between 150,000 and 200,000 people commute between Singapore and Johor daily.
Similar screenings are also being implemented at airport terminals hosting direct flights from Singapore, such as those in Penang and Langkawi.
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has caused explosive outbreaks in the Americas and the Caribbean since late last year, poses a particular risk to pregnant women because it can cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.
Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
Depends on what is being discovered elsehwere outside Singapore. It seems every rare virus that showed its head, Singapore will certainly kena. If mass import of foreigners is not the cause, I will be very worried.
Depends on what is being discovered elsehwere outside Singapore. It seems every rare virus that showed its head, Singapore will certainly kena. If mass import of foreigners is not the cause, I will be very worried.
Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...-on-singapore-amid-zika-outbreak/3095372.html
Hong Kong issues travel warning on Singapore amid Zika outbreak
Updated 02 Sep 2016 17:30
HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Friday (Sep 2) issued an "amber" alert for Singapore, a day after the nation-state announced that the number of locally transmitted Zika cases rose to 151.
An "amber" alert represents signs of threat in the destination country.
On Hong Kong's Security Bureau website, the Food and Health Bureau advised pregnant women and women preparing for pregnancy not to travel to Singapore, and urged travellers in and coming from the country to use mosquito repellent containing Deet.
Zika can cause microcephaly - a congenital condition in which the head size is much smaller than usual - in the unborn foetus of pregnant women.
"Travellers to Singapore should seek medical advice before the trip and avoid mosquito bites during the trip," the advisory said.
Singapore announced its first locally transmitted Zika case on Saturday. Since then, two pregnant women have been reported to have been infected with the mosquito-borne virus.
- CNA/hs
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...-on-singapore-amid-zika-outbreak/3095372.html
Hong Kong issues travel warning on Singapore amid Zika outbreak
Updated 02 Sep 2016 17:30
HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Friday (Sep 2) issued an "amber" alert for Singapore, a day after the nation-state announced that the number of locally transmitted Zika cases rose to 151.
An "amber" alert represents signs of threat in the destination country.
On Hong Kong's Security Bureau website, the Food and Health Bureau advised pregnant women and women preparing for pregnancy not to travel to Singapore, and urged travellers in and coming from the country to use mosquito repellent containing Deet.
Zika can cause microcephaly - a congenital condition in which the head size is much smaller than usual - in the unborn foetus of pregnant women.
"Travellers to Singapore should seek medical advice before the trip and avoid mosquito bites during the trip," the advisory said.
Singapore announced its first locally transmitted Zika case on Saturday. Since then, two pregnant women have been reported to have been infected with the mosquito-borne virus.
- CNA/hs
Re: Australia issues travel update on Singapore over Zika fears
http://business.asiaone.com/news/zi...ravel-bookings-cancelled#sthash.nLoH8WnI.dpuf
Zika outbreak: Handful of hotel, travel bookings cancelled
The Straits Times
Friday, Sep 02, 2016
Hotels and travel agencies here have reported a handful of cancellations from foreigners intending to visit, amid mounting fears over the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
However, observers say that it is too soon to gauge the likely impact of the outbreak on the local economy.
Several governments, including the United States, Britain and South Korea, have issued travel advisories for those travelling to Singapore.
Mr Patrick Fiat, general manager of Royal Plaza on Scotts, said the hotel has received three cancellations since Tuesday. It waived cancellation charges for a pregnant Canadian woman.
"If the current number of cases increases, we may see the situation worsen," he said.
Travel agency Hong Thai Travel said several independent travellers from mainland China and Taiwan due here next week have cancelled their trips.
"Although they did not specify that it was because of Zika, it is unusual for travellers to cancel at the last minute," noted assistant general manager Tony Aw.
Another travel firm, Lex Travel, said that cancellations for pre-planned group tours have risen by 20 to 30 per cent since the start of the week.
"Numbers (of Zika cases) can scare people, especially tourists," said UOB economist Francis Tan.
http://business.asiaone.com/news/zi...ravel-bookings-cancelled#sthash.nLoH8WnI.dpuf
Zika outbreak: Handful of hotel, travel bookings cancelled
The Straits Times
Friday, Sep 02, 2016
Hotels and travel agencies here have reported a handful of cancellations from foreigners intending to visit, amid mounting fears over the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
However, observers say that it is too soon to gauge the likely impact of the outbreak on the local economy.
Several governments, including the United States, Britain and South Korea, have issued travel advisories for those travelling to Singapore.
Mr Patrick Fiat, general manager of Royal Plaza on Scotts, said the hotel has received three cancellations since Tuesday. It waived cancellation charges for a pregnant Canadian woman.
"If the current number of cases increases, we may see the situation worsen," he said.
Travel agency Hong Thai Travel said several independent travellers from mainland China and Taiwan due here next week have cancelled their trips.
"Although they did not specify that it was because of Zika, it is unusual for travellers to cancel at the last minute," noted assistant general manager Tony Aw.
Another travel firm, Lex Travel, said that cancellations for pre-planned group tours have risen by 20 to 30 per cent since the start of the week.
"Numbers (of Zika cases) can scare people, especially tourists," said UOB economist Francis Tan.
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