Stats show just how well Singapore is doing to combat Covid-19

[Leongsam]

https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/26/covid-19-tracker/

 

[glockman]

Sinkieland has 150 cases per one million people. We are number 58 out of about 200 countries. The lower down the list the better, and we are up there.

The world's average is 100.8 cases per one million people.

NZ has 134 cases per one million people.
HK has 91 cases per one million people.
Malaysia has 81 cases per one million people.
China has 57 cases per one million people (if they are to be believed).

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

[Leongsam]

Sinkieland has 150 cases per one million people. We are number 58 out of about 200 countries. The lower down the list the better, and we are up there.

The world's average is 100.8 cases per one million people.

NZ is 134 cases per one million people.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Considering how densely populated the country is and how its doors are still open the infection rate is very, very low.

I also trust Singapore's figures. Most 3rd world countries don't have a clue how many are infected.

I would like to thank the PAP and LHL in particular for a job well done.

 

[syed putra]

While we are fighting this stupid virus, and everybody so worried

Dengue Cases
It is important to note that the day-to-day numbers fluctuate, as they depend on the number of cases notified each day. Therefore, weekly numbers are a better reflection of actual trends.


Number of Reported Cases

24-Mar	25-Mar	26-Mar	27-Mar	28-Mar	29-Mar	30-Mar at 3pm
61	57	62	47	45	23	28

Number of Reported Cases by E-week (from Sun 0000hrs to Sat 2359hrs)

E-week 8 (16-22Feb20)	E-week 9 (23-29Feb20)	E-week 10 (01-07Mar20)	E-week 11 (08-14Mar20)	E-week 12 (15-21Mar20)	E-week 13 (22-28Mar20)	E-week 14 (29-30Mar20 at 3pm)
381	374	375	389	368	380	51

Cumulative No. of cases for 2020 (First 13 E-weeks): 4776

Compiled by Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Health


380 dengue cases were reported in the week ending 28 March 2020, making a total of 4,776 dengue cases reported so far this year. As of 30 March 2020, there are 116 active dengue clusters reported. With the concerted efforts of the community and stakeholders, the 183-case cluster at Begonia Drive, 72-case cluster at Berwick Drive and 124-case cluster at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 are closed and under surveillance. However, there are still large clusters located at Jurong West Street 91, Pavilion Circle, Westwood Avenue and Chapel Close. Dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) has been detected in the large dengue cluster at Westwood Avenue.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Considering how densely populated the country is and how its doors are still open the infection rate is very, very low.

I also trust Singapore's figures. Most 3rd world countries don't have a clue how many are infected.

I would like to thank the PAP and LHL in particular for a job well done.

HK and Taiwan doing better than Sg.
Countries like Malaysia, Thailand are also better considering most their cases are also from their capitals which are cities just like Sg and more highly populated than Sg.
Pap as usual have like to trumpet their mediocrity as world class.

 

[glockman]

While we are fighting this stupid virus, and everybody so worried

Dengue Cases
It is important to note that the day-to-day numbers fluctuate, as they depend on the number of cases notified each day. Therefore, weekly numbers are a better reflection of actual trends.


Number of Reported Cases

24-Mar	25-Mar	26-Mar	27-Mar	28-Mar	29-Mar	30-Mar at 3pm
61	57	62	47	45	23	28

Number of Reported Cases by E-week (from Sun 0000hrs to Sat 2359hrs)

E-week 8 (16-22Feb20)	E-week 9 (23-29Feb20)	E-week 10 (01-07Mar20)	E-week 11 (08-14Mar20)	E-week 12 (15-21Mar20)	E-week 13 (22-28Mar20)	E-week 14 (29-30Mar20 at 3pm)
381	374	375	389	368	380	51

Cumulative No. of cases for 2020 (First 13 E-weeks): 4776

Compiled by Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Health



380 dengue cases were reported in the week ending 28 March 2020, making a total of 4,776 dengue cases reported so far this year. As of 30 March 2020, there are 116 active dengue clusters reported. With the concerted efforts of the community and stakeholders, the 183-case cluster at Begonia Drive, 72-case cluster at Berwick Drive and 124-case cluster at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 are closed and under surveillance. However, there are still large clusters located at Jurong West Street 91, Pavilion Circle, Westwood Avenue and Chapel Close. Dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) has been detected in the large dengue cluster at Westwood Avenue.

Dengue I don't really care, because my area is green.

 

[Froggy]

Lockdown-free Singapore has 'social distancing' down to a science
Super-specific guidelines help to keep business going -- for now

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer March 30, 2020 11:54 JST

Singapore has gone to great lengths -- and made ample use of tape -- to keep residents from getting too close amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Kentaro Iwamoto)

SINGAPORE -- From New York to Bangkok to New Delhi, some of the world's biggest cities are locked down to fight the new coronavirus. Singapore is an exception.

So far, at least, the city-state has avoided the curfews and sweeping business closures seen elsewhere during the pandemic. Tight border controls and strict tracing of COVID-19 patients are two reasons. But there is another key to the city's semblance of normalcy: a government-led "social distancing" or "safe distancing" campaign that is visible just about everywhere.

At "hawker centers," or food courts, alternating seats are marked to remind customers to leave room between themselves and others. At ticketing machines in subway stations and checkout counters in supermarkets, lines on the floor are spaced about 1 meter apart, as a cue for where to wait.


New directives keep coming. As of the end of last Thursday, restaurants are now expected to keep at least 1 meter of distance between tables, and limit groups of diners to 10 people at the most.

The previous week, the government required operators of public venues to ensure at least a meter of separation between visitors. And in workplaces, the authorities advised employers to take steps to reduce close interactions among staff, including teleconferencing and staggered hours.

Singapore's subway stations now have yellow lines to keep passengers apart when waiting to buy tickets. (Photo by Kentaro Iwamoto)

While social distancing has become a buzzword around the globe, Singapore has elevated it from a vague concept to a very specific set of guidelines. Employers, for example, are supposed to stagger their starting hours across at least three one-hour blocks, and have "no more than 50% of total employees reporting to work" within each block.

Lawrence Wong, the national development minister, told reporters on March 20 that distancing measures are "the third line of defense" against the deadly virus. Entry restrictions -- no visitors are allowed in and returning residents must spend two weeks in isolation -- and thorough tracking of potential patients with the help of the police are the first two.

Early on in the outbreak, Singapore warned against handshakes, and later banned any large gatherings of 250 people or more. But Wong said social distancing needed to be practiced "more rigorously" to protect the city.

Indeed, despite all these efforts, coronavirus cases have been rising of late. So last week the safeguards were expanded further still.

Seats in Singapore's food halls are marked to remind diners not to sit too close to others. (Photo by Kentaro Iwamoto)

Besides the new restrictions on restaurants, bars, cinemas and some entertainment venues are to be closed. Shopping malls can remain open on the condition that they limit traffic. The government says no place should have "more than one person per 16 sq. meters of usable space."

Eugene Tan, an associate professor of law at Singapore Management University, suggested the benefits may go beyond keeping the population healthy.

"During these challenging times, keeping as close to the routine [as possible] can be psychologically comforting as well," he said. "This social resilience will be helpful, as the pandemic will be long-drawn, trying and confidence-sapping."

Students sit apart in a public library, in yet another example of Singaporean social distancing. © Getty Images

Singapore has not ruled out following Asian neighbors now in lockdowns. Malaysia has stopped most business operations and last week extended a "movement control order" to April 14. India last Wednesday started a three-week nationwide curfew. Bangkok has shuttered shopping malls and restaurants. Even Tokyo pleaded with residents to refrain from going out over the weekend.

But as long as the spread of the virus remains relatively controlled, the small city-state appears reluctant to choke its economy any more than it has to. It is merely urging residents to stay home as much as possible -- and to keep their distance when they go out.

"The months ahead will be challenging," Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said in parliament. "We need to be prepared for disruptions to our daily lives, and changes to how we do things."

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

The govt lack of tough measures including the unwillingness to do a full lockdown has benefited me.

Thus I have no complaints. Just give me a few weeks more to wrap up my barang barang.


But of course, just because I have benefited does not mean I vote pap. I am a very ungrateful person